Levon S Shahnazarian

Opioid-induced respiratory depression or oversedation risk assessment in hospitalized patients with cancer receiving palliative care

Purpose The Oversedation Risk Criteria (ORC) is a prediction model that estimates prescription opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) or oversedation risk in hospitalized patients. The study objectives were to estimate OIRD/oversedation risk via the ORC and to determine the...