2023
Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal Treated With Ketamine in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report
Christian N, Butner J, Evarts M, Weimer M. Precipitated Opioid Withdrawal Treated With Ketamine in a Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 488-490. PMID: 37579118, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001151.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsClinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) scoresOpioid use disorderKetamine infusionOpioid withdrawalCase reportUse disordersScale scoreSevere opioid use disorderFull opioid agonistsHours of admissionEmergency department settingFirst case reportInpatient hospital settingLife-saving medicationsReceptor-mediated signalingLack of evidenceMale patientsFentanyl useOpioid agonistsEmergency departmentComplete resolutionDepartment settingClinical dilemmaAppropriate treatmentHospital setting
2014
Research Gaps on Methadone Harms and Comparative Harms: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline
Weimer MB, Chou R. Research Gaps on Methadone Harms and Comparative Harms: Findings From a Review of the Evidence for an American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline. Journal Of Pain 2014, 15: 366-376. PMID: 24685460, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.01.496.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Pain SocietyClinical practice guidelinesMethadone safetyPain SocietyAdverse eventsPractice guidelinesInsufficient evidenceEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesSystematic reviewDependence Clinical Practice GuidelineMost guideline recommendationsTitration of therapyProlonged QTc intervalUrine drug testingLack of evidenceMethadone useGuideline recommendationsQTc intervalCochrane LibrarySafe prescribingRisk factorsUpdate searchOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaMethadone prescribing