HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Some illicit substances seen among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with drug overdoses have remained constant over the past several years, such as alcohol, opioids and fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, a speaker said during the 2023 annual meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. But they’re still important for anesthesiologists to track so they know how to address pain control either in the ED or OR.
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