Are we ready to manage an opioid epidemic in the intensive care unit?

Akshaya Das; Ankur Sharma; Nikhil Kothari; Shilpa Goyal

doi:10.5114/ait.2022.118881

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Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy

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Review paper

Are we ready to manage an opioid epidemic in the intensive care unit?

Akshaya K. Das

¹

,

Ankur Sharma

¹

,

Nikhil Kothari

¹

,

Shilpa Goyal

¹

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India

Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2022; 54, 3: 271–278

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ait.2022.118881

Online publish date: 2022/09/02

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The current opioid epidemic has had a massive impact on the critical care sector. This is due to an increase in the number of acute opioid overdose-related admissions and the number of opioid-dependent and opioid-tolerant patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). This review discusses the challenges that intensive care physicians face when caring for patients suffering from opioid-related disorders and analyses existing solutions. Preference for non-opioid analgesics, treatment of acute pain in the ICUs to avoid chronic pain syndrome, and education of patients and caregivers are critical to preventing this pandemic.

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Are we ready to manage an opioid epidemic in the intensive care unit?

Akshaya K. Das 1 , Ankur Sharma 1 , Nikhil Kothari 1 , Shilpa Goyal 1

opioid crisis, opioid withdrawal, chronic ICU pain, COVID-19 pandemic

Akshaya K. Das

¹

,

Ankur Sharma

¹

,

Nikhil Kothari

¹

,

Shilpa Goyal

¹