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Table 3 Clinician-validated withdrawal severity and occurrence of precipitated withdrawal among initiation attempts, by protocol

From: Withdrawal during outpatient low dose buprenorphine initiation in people who use fentanyl: a retrospective cohort study

 

Total

4-Day

7-Day

N = 118

N = 54

N = 64

Any withdrawal

37 (31%)

17 (31%)

20 (31%)

Severity of withdrawal

  

None

81 (69%)

37 (69%)

44 (69%)

Mild

25 (21%)

10 (19%)

15 (23%)

Moderate

10 (8%)

6 (11%)

4 (6%)

Severe

2 (2%)

1 (2%)

1 (2%)

Precipitated withdrawal

  

Not enough information

22 (19%)

6 (11%)

16 (25%)

No

86 (73%)

42 (78%)

44 (69%)

Yes

10 (8%)

6 (11%)

4 (6%)

 

Deviated from protocol?

  
 

No

3 (3%)

1 (2%)

2 (3%)

 

Yes

7 (6%)

5 (9%)

2 (3%)