morphine
Pain Control Measures in the ED Shifting Away From Opioids
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Some illicit substances seen among patients presenting to the emergency department with drug ...
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Multimodal Treatments May Solve Morphine Shortages in the Developing World
Across developing countries, a short supply of morphine limits doctors’ options for treating severe pain.
AUGUST 29, 2023
Compared With Morphine, Less Respiratory Depression From Oliceridine in Older Patients
After replicating earlier observations in younger patients, a new trial has concluded that oliceridine ...
MARCH 21, 2023
No Benefit in Adding Periarticular Morphine Injection To Adductor Canal Block and IPACK in TKA Patients
A new study has found that no benefit is derived from adding a periarticular injection of morphine to an adductor ...
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Optimizing Pain Management In a Patient With Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage After Cesarean Delivery
A 43-year-old primigravida woman presented for primary cesarean delivery 22 months post-extensive myomectomy.
AUGUST 10, 2022
Potentially Deadly Label Mix-up Leads to Recall of Morphine Product
A drug manufacturer is recalling two lots of morphine sulfate extended-release tablets due to incorrect ...
JULY 15, 2022
Can TAP Blocks Be an Alternative for Post-Cesarean Analgesia?
Guidelines for post–cesarean delivery analgesia recommend multimodal pain management protocols, which may ...
JUNE 7, 2022
For TKA Patients, Use of Psychotropics Increases Consumption of Opioids
Patient use of long-term psychotropics is associated with increased opioid consumption and more consults with an ...
JUNE 1, 2022
Intrathecal Morphine Superior to Fentanyl as Bupivacaine Adjunct in Spinal Epidurals
Intrathecal morphine can play an important role as an adjunct to bupivacaine as part of combined ...
MAY 9, 2022
Intrathecal Morphine Benefits Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
Researchers found that a combination of intrathecal morphine and a TAP block may prove to be the best therapeutic ...
MARCH 9, 2022
Illicit Fentanyl and the Opioid Crisis: How Do We Fix This?
From April 2020 to April 2021, over 100,000 Americans died of an opioid overdose—the highest 12-month total ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
Community Hospitals Can Successfully Initiate ERAS Protocols to Reduce Morphine Use in Mastectomy Patients
Just as seen in larger academic settings, implementing ERAS protocols in community hospitals can lead to success.
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
