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Med. Clin. North Am. · Jul 2018
ReviewPreventing Opioid Overdose in the Clinic and Hospital: Analgesia and Opioid Antagonists.
- Stephanie Lee Peglow and Ingrid A Binswanger.
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Avenue Suite 710, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. Electronic address: Peglowsl@evms.edu.
- Med. Clin. North Am. 2018 Jul 1; 102 (4): 621634621-634.
AbstractDrawing from existing opioid prescribing guidelines, this article describes how medical providers can reduce the risk of overdose. Through primary prevention, providers can prevent initial exposure and associated risks by educating patients, using risk stratification, minimizing opioid dose and duration, and avoiding coprescribing with sedatives. Secondary prevention efforts include monitoring patients with urine toxicology and prescription monitoring programs, and screening for opioid use disorders. Tertiary prevention includes treating opioid use disorders and providing naloxone to prevent overdose death. Specific preventive strategies may be required for those with psychiatric disorders or substance use disorders, adolescents, the elderly, and pregnant women.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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