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- Title
Narcotic analgesics for acute migraine in the emergency room: are we meeting Headache Societies' guidelines?
- Authors
Wasay, Mohammad; Zaki, Khawaja Slaman; Khan, Saqib Uddin; Rehmani, Riffat
- Abstract
We analysed 161 patients with acute migraine in our emergency room (ER) to identify the use of narcotic analgesics as first-line treatment. Twenty-four percent of patients were treated with opioid analgesics and 76% patients were treated with non-opioid analgesics. Pain was completely relieved in 100 (62%) patients, partially relieved in 50 (31%) patients and was not relieved in 11 (7%) patients at the time of discharge. Pain relief was not related to the use of opioids vs. non-opioids. The treatment of acute migraine in our ER is in line with the guidelines of the Headache Societies and needs further improvement.
- Publication
The journal of headache and pain, 2006, Vol 7, Issue 6, p413
- ISSN
1129-2369
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10194-006-0338-7