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. 2024 Aug 1;141(2):408-410.
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005034.

Intraoperative Methadone and Postoperative Anesthesia Care Unit Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Evan D Kharasch  1
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Intraoperative Methadone and Postoperative Anesthesia Care Unit Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Evan D Kharasch. Anesthesiology. .
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PACU outcomes after anesthesia with or without intraoperative methadone. A) PACU Phase 1 length of stay. Results are medians and 25th-75th percentiles. B) PACU antiemetic administration as a surrogate indicator of PONV. Results are means ± SD. Medians were zero for all groups. C) PACU naloxone administration as a surrogate indicator of respiratory depression. Subject numbers in each group are shown in the panels.
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