Publications by authors named "Adjoa Boateng"
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: We performed a systematic review to elucidate the current guidelines on weaning patients from opioids in the post-operative ambulatory surgery setting, and how pain management intraoperatively can impact this process.
Design: The review highlights the most up-to-date research from clinical trials, patient reports, and retrospective studies regarding both the current guidelines and weaning of opioid analgesia in ambulatory surgery setting.
Recent Findings: A striking paucity of convincing evidence exists on ambulatory postoperative pain management discontinuation or weaning of pain medications.
Purpose Of Review: Procedures are increasingly being performed in the acute care setting, outside of the operating rooms (OR). This article aims to review the current literature on out-of-OR procedural sedation with a focus on the ICU and emergency department, highlighting the following topics: multidisciplinary team approach, choice of pharmacologic agent, sedation scales, current safety guidelines, anticipating complications, appropriate monitoring and necessary resources.
Recent Findings: Subjective assessment of sedation using sedation scales is controversial.