Shortening Anesthesia Duration does not Affect Severity of Withdrawal Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Ultra Rapid Opioid Detoxification

Ultra rapid opioid detoxification (UROD) is one of the new methods of detoxification. This method of detoxification involves putting patients under general anesthesia and actively giving them opioid antagonists. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of anesthesia duration in UROD on se...

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Main Authors: Shoaleh Shami, Karim Nasseri, Behzad Ahsan, Fariba Farhadifar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15160.pdf&manuscript_id=15160