Morphine

Patients who receive combination therapy with paracematol, ibuprofen and dexamethasone demonstrate the lowest morphine consumption in the 24 hours following total hip arthroplasty, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Receiving a 5 mg dose of controlled-release morphine twice daily for 14 days lowered objective cough frequency in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

According to published results, an intraosseous infusion of antibiotics combined with morphine offered postoperative pain relief for up to 2 weeks in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty.

DESTIN, Fla. — Physicians considering opioids for pain should perform manual calculations before consulting conversion charts and online calculators, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

In certain patients with COPD, regular, low-dose, oral sustained-release morphine treatment for 4 weeks improved several disease outcomes without causing respiratory adverse effects, a randomized clinical trial showed.

Hypnosis was superior to placebo to alleviate pain and reduce the consumption of morphine during atrial flutter ablation, researchers found in a prospective, randomized study.

Published results showed no differences in postoperative morphine equivalent dose among patients who did and those who did not receive fascia iliaca block for elective hip arthroscopic labral repair and treatment of femoroacetabular impingement.

Among patients with non-ST-segment elevation ACS undergoing coronary angiography who were pretreated with clopidogrel, those using morphine had higher ischemic event rates compared with nonusers, according to new data from the EARLY ACS trial.

Surveys using vignette-based trauma cases that were given to residents showed those from the United States prescribed more postoperative opioids at discharge than residents from two other countries.

Enhanced recovery after surgery, or ERAS, programs may successfully reduce opioid exposure and improve outcomes in women who undergo elective cesarean delivery, according to study results in Obstetrics & Gynecology.