Perceptions of prescription opioid medication within the context of cancer survivorship and the opioid epidemic
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DOI: 10.1007/s11764-020-00952-1
Abstract: Purpose Prescription opioid medication can be of great benefit for cancer patients and survivors who suffer from cancer-related pain throughout their cancer care trajectory. However, the current opioid epidemic has influenced how such medications are… read more here.
Keywords: opioid medication; cancer; prescription opioid; cancer survivorship ... See more keywords
Early Postoperative Opioid Requirement is Associated With Later Pain Control Needs After Supratentorial Craniotomies.
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DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000842
Abstract: BACKGROUND Despite a renewed focus in recent years on pain management in the inpatient hospital setting, postoperative pain after elective craniotomy remains under investigated. This study aims to identify which perioperative factors associate most strongly… read more here.
Keywords: opioid medication; requirement; postoperative pain; postoperative opioid ... See more keywords
Experiences of people taking opioid medication for chronic non-malignant pain: a qualitative evidence synthesis using meta-ethnography
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032988
Abstract: Objective To review qualitative studies on the experience of taking opioid medication for chronic non-malignant pain (CNMP) or coming off them. Design This is a qualitative evidence synthesis using a seven-step approach from the methods… read more here.
Keywords: taking opioid; opioid medication; evidence; synthesis ... See more keywords
Opioid medication use and blood DNA methylation: epigenome-wide association meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.2217/epi-2022-0353
Abstract: Aim To identify differential methylation related to prescribed opioid use. Methods This study examined whether blood DNA methylation, measured using Illumina arrays, differs by recent opioid medication use in four population-based cohorts. We meta-analyzed results… read more here.
Keywords: methylation; opioid medication; dna methylation; blood ... See more keywords