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ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

Buprenorphine May Be an Effective Alternative to Full Opioids for Pain in the ICU

In a small, single-center, retrospective, propensity-matched cohort study examining enteral oxycodone vs. sublingual buprenorphine in a critically ill population, pain control was equivalent, indicating that sublingual buprenorphine may be an effective and appropriate alternative.