Anesthetic Challenges Posed by Heavy Kratom Users.

Elisa Lund, Aaron B Low, Jennifer D Allan, Jose A Puentes, David N Flynn

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

1citing papers in PubMed

0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

Adverse Drug Interaction Between Kratom and Amitriptyline With Gastrointestinal and Mild Hepatic Effects.Cureus · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisa LundAnesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

Aaron B LowPediatric Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

Jennifer D AllanAnesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

Jose A PuentesAnesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

David N FlynnAnesthesiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kratom is a herbal and natural dietary supplement from Southeast Asia that is gaining popularity in the United States. Its leaves contain multiple psychoactive chemicals that stimulate opioid, alpha-2, and serotonergic receptors. Kratom is used as a stimulant and in the treatment of anxiety, pain, and opioid withdrawal. In most states, kratom can be purchased legally and is sold at smoke shops, gas stations, and online. To date, only limited data is available on the impact of habitual kratom use on patients undergoing anesthesia. The following case report highlights multiple anesthetic challenges posed by a heavy kratom user.

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alpha-2 agonismanesthesiakratomopioidspain managementsubstance usewithdrawal

Identifiers

PMID35399423

DOI10.7759/cureus.22864

PMCPMC8982483

OpenAlexW4221131847

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