Sublingual buprenorphine versus intravenous or intramuscular morphine in acute pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

The United States is currently experiencing an opioid overdose epidemic with a strong correlation between opioid prescribing and overdose related deaths [1]. Recent Emergency Department (ED) literature has provided a strong focus on the use of non-opioid analgesic options [2]. A recent study by Jeffery and Colleagues (2018) showed that opioid prescribing to na ïve patients from the ED carries a lower risk of longer-term opioid use than from other acute settings [3]. Nonetheless improvements to opioid prescribing in ED can undoubtedly be obtained.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research