TY - JOUR
T1 - Perioperative substance use disorder, opioid diversion, and opioid misuse by a medical professional undergoing orthopedic surgery
AU - Maher, Dermot P.
AU - Kissen, Michael
AU - Danovitch, Itai
AU - Yumul, Roya
AU - Louy, Charles
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - Patients with substance use disorders can present challenges for effective perioperative pain management. Healthcare professionals with substance abuse disorders requiring medical treatment and pain management represent a unique subpopulation. The authors present a case of a nurse undergoing an orthopedic surgical procedure who was found with two large, organized tackle boxes of opioid medication in her hospital room. Although the incidence of substance use disorders in healthcare professionals is thought to be equivalent to the general population, the presentation, substances of choice, and inciting factors are unique. Further, treatment options available to such individuals have been established and proven successful.
AB - Patients with substance use disorders can present challenges for effective perioperative pain management. Healthcare professionals with substance abuse disorders requiring medical treatment and pain management represent a unique subpopulation. The authors present a case of a nurse undergoing an orthopedic surgical procedure who was found with two large, organized tackle boxes of opioid medication in her hospital room. Although the incidence of substance use disorders in healthcare professionals is thought to be equivalent to the general population, the presentation, substances of choice, and inciting factors are unique. Further, treatment options available to such individuals have been established and proven successful.
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U2 - 10.5055/jom.2014.0240
DO - 10.5055/jom.2014.0240
M3 - Article
C2 - 25531961
SN - 1551-7489
VL - 10
SP - 437
EP - 440
JO - Journal of Opioid Management
JF - Journal of Opioid Management
IS - 6
ER -