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Cardiac Arrest Clinical Outcomes In Patients Presenting With Opioid Overdose, Andrew Toron, Morgan Hutchinson, Md, David Gaieski
Cardiac Arrest Clinical Outcomes In Patients Presenting With Opioid Overdose, Andrew Toron, Morgan Hutchinson, Md, David Gaieski
Phase 1
Introduction: Understanding opioids and their potential to cause cardiac arrests is integral in learning how to lower mortality rates in patients who overdose on them. Few studies have specifically examined the association of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests with opioid overdoses. We hypothesized that cardiac arrests caused by opioid overdoses will result in longer hospital stays and a higher mortality rate than other cardiac arrests.
Methods: This study is a secondary analysis of data from the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival. Data regarding 35 patients who presented to Jefferson and Methodist hospitals with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests due to opioid overdose …
Zero Tolerance – Mitigating The Opioid Epidemic Amongst Minimally Invasive Urologic Patients, Daniella Wong, Thenappan Chandrasekar, Md, Costas Lallas, Md
Zero Tolerance – Mitigating The Opioid Epidemic Amongst Minimally Invasive Urologic Patients, Daniella Wong, Thenappan Chandrasekar, Md, Costas Lallas, Md
Phase 1
Introduction: Opioids are routinely prescribed following minimally invasive surgery (MIS), yet the majority of medication remains unused. However, the literature is lacking evidence for non-narcotic analgesia in MIS urologic procedures. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a non-narcotic postoperative pain management regimen in reducing opioid use following MIS urologic procedures.
Methods: In this prospective study, 51 MIS urologic patients were recruited over two months. Patients in the first month cohort (P1) were managed with the established pain management standard-of-care, while patients in the second month (P2) followed a non-narcotic postoperative pain management protocol that …
Gut Microbiome Analysis In Morphine Exposure And Naltrexone-Induced Withdrawal, Nick Rapp, Sean O'Sullivan, James Schwaber
Gut Microbiome Analysis In Morphine Exposure And Naltrexone-Induced Withdrawal, Nick Rapp, Sean O'Sullivan, James Schwaber
Phase 1
Introduction and Objectives: Relatively little is understood about the underlying physiological changes that occur in the withdrawal state of opiate users. Research on the effects of alcohol withdrawal on the Gut-brain axis (GBA) has revealed shifts in relative numbers of specific bacterial species that correlate with increased central nervous system (CNS) inflammation via neurological crosstalk. The purpose of this research was to determine if similar shifts in the relative abundance of bacterial populations occur in the opiate withdrawal state.
Methods: Fourteen rats were randomized into four groups. Control and experimental rats were administered 75 mg morphine pellets or placebo (sugar) …