Sentences with phrase «require hydromorphone»
On the third day, patients in the methadone group didn't require hydromorphone, compared to less than 1 mg in the control group.
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Overall, patients given methadone required significantly less intravenous and oral opioid medication after surgery, reported lower pain scores, and had improved global satisfaction with pain management, compared to patients who were given hydromorphone during surgery.
In the methadone group, patients required a median of 5 mg of hydromorphone to treat acute pain on the first day after surgery, compared to 10 mg in the control group.
On the second day, patients in the methadone group required less than 1 mg of hydromorphone, compared to 3 mg in the control group.
This is a reminder that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing program will soon require testing for four semi-synthetic opioids (i.e., hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone).