NEW ORLEANS—Chronic opioid utilization in excess of 20 average daily morphine milligram equivalents (MME) in patients who are subsequently hospitalized with sepsis is independently associated with increased odds of in-hospital mortality, according to the results of a new study.
Given these findings, the researchers recommended the use of multimodal therapeutic approaches in this high-risk patient population.
“Emerging research has shown that opioids have immunomodulating qualities,