Pharmacist Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Disclosure(s):
William Peppard, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
ICU admissions for opioid overdose have been steadily increasing over the past two decades. Recently, the increase in illicit fentanyl manufacturing and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with opioid use disorder has led to an all-time high in the number of overdose deaths in the United States. Speakers will review the epidemiology of opioid use disorder and overdose in patients admitted to the ICU.