2024
Initiation of Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pediatric Emergency Departments.
Kumar P, Kaliamurthy S, Thomas J. Initiation of Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 38966873, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-066226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderTreatment of opioid use disorderPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentOpioid withdrawalUse disorderTreatment of opioid withdrawalBuprenorphine treatment of opioid use disorderCases of adolescent patientsED settingPartial opioid agonistSevere opioid use disorderOutpatient addiction clinicInitiation of buprenorphineImprove patient complianceOutpatient follow-upInitiation of medicationFood and DrugOpioid agonistsPediatric patientsCase seriesWithdrawal symptomsAdolescent patientsBuprenorphine initiationPediatric population
2022
Community based buprenorphine micro-induction in the context of methadone maintenance treatment and fentanyl – Case report
Kaliamurthy S, Jegede O, Hermes G. Community based buprenorphine micro-induction in the context of methadone maintenance treatment and fentanyl – Case report. Journal Of Addictive Diseases 2022, 41: 175-180. PMID: 35377273, DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2022.2051985.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsFull opioid agonistsOpioid use disorderFentanyl useOpioid agonistsUse disordersMethadone doseCommunity-based methadone maintenance programIllicit fentanyl useCharacteristics of patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentMethadone maintenance programMaintenance treatmentOutpatient clinicTime of inductionOutpatient settingCommunity clinicsBuprenorphinePatientsMore cliniciansAgonistsDisordersClinicCliniciansDoseWithdrawal