Glasgow Coma Scale scores, early opioids, and 4-year psychological outcomes among combat amputees
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Glasgow Coma Scale scores, early opioids, and 4-year psychological outcomes among combat amputees.
Morphine and fentanyl are frequently used for analgesia after trauma, but there is debate over the advantages and disadvantages of these opioids. Among combat amputees, intravenous (IV) morphine (vs IV fentanyl) after injury was associated with reduced likelihood of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The previous results were based on military health diagnoses over 2 yr postinjury. The prese...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0748-7711,1938-1352
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2013.06.0143