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Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We appreciate the interest of Weingarten, et al. in our research letter detailing our experience with intraoperative methadone at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. 1 Their primary concern was that intraoperative methadone safety is not well established due to the potential for respiratory depression.They also suggest that our study, as well as the existing meta-analyses, evaluating respiratory depression and intraoperative methadone administration are underpowered, given the low occurrence of respiratory depression.

Source: Anesthesia & Analgesia

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007159

Authors: Sarah Lumsden, Evan D. Kharasch, Juan Cata

Institutions: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Anesthesiology and Surgical Oncology Research Group, Duke University, Duke Medical Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Pain Management and Opioid Use

Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse