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Epidemiology of persistent postoperative opioid use after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The epidemiology of persistent postoperative opioid use at least 3 months after cardiac surgery is poorly characterised despite its potential public health importance. Methods We searched MEDLINE, Embase,..

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Stratification risk analysis in Operative management (STOP score) for drug-induced endocarditis

Abstract Background The opioid epidemic has seen a drastic increase in the incidence of drug-associated infective endocarditis (IE). No clinical tool exists to predict operative morbidity and mortality in patients..

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