Abstract
With the increasing availability of highly addictive, relatively cheap opioids in tablet form, the classic picture of the patient-addict has changed. Opioid-addicted patients often present for surgery and require anesthesia services. Clinically, their addiction may present in many forms: acute intoxication, increased tolerance to anesthetic agents, a clinical picture of withdrawal, or with any number of associated side effects and complications.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Perioperative Addiction: Clinical Management of the Addicted Patient |
| Publisher | Springer New York |
| Pages | 73-93 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781461401704, 9781461401698 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
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The anesthetic implications of opioid addiction. / Lewis, Michael; Souki, Fouad.
Perioperative Addiction: Clinical Management of the Addicted Patient. Springer New York, 2012. p. 73-93.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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