Intravenous flushes involve the injection of saline solutions into a vein in order to keep it open. Rubinger’s practice consisted of herself, a personal assistant and a billing manager, Beckwith ...

The overall consumption of opioids was lower in the TENS group (4.53 vs 11.10 morphine equivalents; P < .001); however, 46% of patients in this group needed additional opioid treatment. IN PRACTICE: ...

Few older adults receive opioids before going to a hospital even though it’s recommended when people are in transport. There’s a benefit to getting the medications early, a recent study shows.

Early on, these were even intravenous opioids, often in the form of a patient-controlled analgesia pump, where a shot of opioid could be directed into the patient's vein at the push of a button.

While it has become a household name in recent years, fentanyl has been around since its creation in 1959 and was introduced in the 1960s as an intravenous anesthetic to relieve pain. But today, the ...

“First, critical care practice guidelines recommend high-potency intravenous opioids as the first-line sedatives for discomfort during mechanical ventilation for critically ill patients.” If you look ...

Deaths attributed to opioids rose from around 70,000 in 2020 to 80,800 in 2021, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The highly potent and lethal opioid, fentanyl, is ...

Intravenous flushes involve the injection of saline solutions into a vein in order to keep it open. Rubinger’s practice consisted of herself, a personal assistant and a billing manager, Beckwith ...

A nurse practitioner with licenses registered in Stockton and New York who allegedly sold opioids and other addictive drugs to clients around the country is the ...

Intravenous flushes involve the injection of saline solutions into a vein in order to keep it open. Rubinger’s practice consisted of herself, a personal assistant and a billing manager, Beckwith ...