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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
2017
Onsite treatment of HCV infection with direct acting antivirals within an opioid treatment program
Butner JL, Gupta N, Fabian C, Henry S, Shi JM, Tetrault JM. Onsite treatment of HCV infection with direct acting antivirals within an opioid treatment program. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2017, 75: 49-53. PMID: 28237054, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect acting antiviralsOpioid treatment programsPercent of patientsHCV treatmentHCV infectionActing antiviralsTreatment outcomesTreatment programOral HCV treatmentSustained virologic responseHCV treatment outcomesRoutine clinical careOngoing drug useVirologic responseRetrospective studyClinical careGeneral populationPatientsDrug useTreatmentOutcomesAntiviralsInfectionPercentPWID