Dysphagia as a Missing Link Between Post-surgical- and Opioid-Related Pneumonia.
Michael FrazureClinton L GreeneKimberly E IcemanDena R HowlandTeresa PittsPublished in: Lung (2024)
Oropharyngeal swallow is impaired by the partial mu-opioid receptor agonist buprenorphine, most remarkably in the postoperative setting. These findings have implications for the prevention and management of aspiration pneumonia in vulnerable populations.