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Management of opioid substitution therapy during medical intervention
Author(s) -
Murnion B.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02714.x
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , opioid , intervention (counseling) , intensive care medicine , pain management , drug , population , disease , opiate substitution treatment , substitution (logic) , psychiatry , physical therapy , buprenorphine , computer science , programming language , receptor , environmental health
Abstract Opioid substitution therapy (OST) for opioid dependence is common, and injection drug users have significant medical and psychiatric comorbidity. Many physicians will encounter OST patients in their usual practice. This article provides guidance on management of common clinical problems in this population, including OST management in hepatic failure, respiratory disease, pain management and potential drug interactions.