Opioid overdoses involving xylazine in emergency department patients: a multicenter study.

Jennifer S LoveMichael LevineKim AldyJeffrey BrentAlex J KrotulskiBarry K LoganCarmen Vargas-TorresSara E WaltonAlexandra AmaducciDiane P Calello Robert G HendricksonAdrienne HughesAnita KurtBryan JudgeAnthony PizonEvan S SchwarzJoshua ShulmanTimothy WieganPaul WaxAlex F Manini

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)

In this large multicenter cohort, cardiac arrest and coma in emergency department patients with illicit opioid overdose were significantly less severe in those testing positive for xylazine.

Keyphrases

emergency department
cardiac arrest
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
pain management
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
early onset
prognostic factors
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes