Patterns of naloxone use in hospitalized patients.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:Naloxone is indicated for reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression. The objective of this study is to evaluate patterns of naloxone use in hospitalized patients. METHODS:Retrospective chart review at the University of California, San Diego Health. Subjects included adults ≥18 years old who were admitted to and received naloxone in the medical-surgical, telemetry, intermediate care, or obstetrics/gynecology units from May 1st, 2014 to April 30th, 2015. The primary endpoint was to determine the percentage of naloxone administrations that resulted in an improvement in sedation. Secondary endpoints included the percentage of naloxone administrations that reversed respiratory depression and any association of naloxone use with opioid routes of administration, other concomitant central nervous system depressants, or disease states. Data were analyzed using descriptive and contingency statistics. RESULTS:124 episodes of naloxone were identified during the study period. 62% of naloxone administrations resulted in an improved level of consciousness. In contrast to this, only 30 (24.2%) episodes of naloxone administration met the criteria for respiratory depression. Of these 30 episodes, naloxone reversed respiratory depression in 25 (83.3%) of them. The most frequent opioid routes of administration were short-acting oral (53.2%) and IV opioids (44.4%). Of the concomitant medications, gabapentin (28.2%) was the most frequently associated sedating medication. CONCLUSION:In our study, naloxone was more often used for reversal of sedation than for respiratory depression. Gabapentin may pose a risk factor for oversedation when combined with opioids, leading to increased naloxone use. Further studies are needed to explore these patterns.

journal_name

Postgrad Med

journal_title

Postgraduate medicine

authors

Yung L,Lee KC,Hsu C,Furnish T,Atayee RS

doi

10.1080/00325481.2017.1263139

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-01-01 00:00:00

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40-45

issue

1

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0032-5481

issn

1941-9260

journal_volume

129

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