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SUBMITTER: Jhun EH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6949515 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jhun Ellie H EH Apfelbaum Jeffrey L JL Dickerson David M DM Shahul Sajid S Knoebel Randall R Danahey Keith K Ratain Mark J MJ O'Donnell Peter H PH
Pharmacogenomics 20190701 11
Several high-profile examples of adverse outcomes from medications used in the perioperative setting are well known (e.g., malignant hyperthermia, prolonged apnea, respiratory depression, inadequate analgesia), leading to an increased understanding of genetic susceptibilities underlying these risks. Pharmacogenomic information is increasingly being utilized in certain areas of medicine. Despite this, routine preoperative genetic screening to inform medication risk is not yet standard practice. I ...[more]