Delayed Intubation Rarely Needed for Opioid Overdose in ED

• Health
• Mar 17, 2025

TOPLINE: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with presumed opioid overdoses rarely needed delayed intubation, suggesting that these patients may be safely managed outside of an intensive care unit after 4 hours of ED monitoring. METHODOLOGY: This secondary analysis of the Fentalog Study included 1591 patients with suspected acute opioid overdose who presented to ...