Open AccessTiming of Oversedation Events Following Opiate Administration in Hospitalized Patients
Author(s) -
John S. Garrett,
Annelise Vanston,
Hoa L. Nguyen,
Cindy Cassity,
Angela Straza
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.14740/jocmr4498
Subject(s) - opiate , medicine , duration (music) , anesthesia , receptor , art , literature
Unintended overdoses of opiate medications are potentially lethal events. Monitoring patients for oversedation is fundamental to ensuring safe use of opiates, and the timing of this evaluation is guided by the onset of action, time to max effect and duration of action of the opiate. The study's aim was to describe the timing of oversedation in relation to the predicted duration of action of the administered opiate.