Safety and effectiveness of opioid use in adult patients presenting to emergency services with suspected acute appendicitis: a protocol for a systematic review of the literature and network meta-analysis
Introduction Acute abdominal pain is a chief complaint in emergency departments and represents 7%–10% of emergency room (ER) visits. Acute appendicitis represents 15% of the causes of abdominal pain and 62% of the causes that require surgical treatment. Opioid analgesia has been evaluated in clinica...
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2025-08-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e102525.full |
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