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

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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Main Authors: Ivan D Florez, Jorge Acosta-Reyes, Sergio Arciniegas, Juan Jose Espitia de la Hoz, Stephania Arias-Rodriguez, Luis Jose Cotes-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e102525.full
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