Intravenous Fentanyl for Symptom Management in Hospitalized Patients With Refractory Opioid Withdrawal: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Prescribed intravenous fentanyl may support the management of refractory opioid withdrawal for hospitalized patients with severe OUD. Further evaluation of approaches to manage patients with tolerance to fentanyl and other high-potency opioids is a research priority.
Authors
- Paxton Bach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2413-9133)
- Julia Zazoulina
- Nadia Fairbairn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4195-3284)
- Brittany B. Dennis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3691-5400)
- Seonaid Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-7190)
- Andrea Ryan
Institutions
- Providence Health Care (CA)
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (CA)
- Universitäres Zentrum für Zahnmedizin Basel (CH)
- Institute for Public Policy Research (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001498
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64