Opioids Are Not Better than Non-opioid Pain Medications for Chronic Back, Hip, or Knee Pain
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05016-4
Abstract: WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? More than one in ten adults in the USA report chronic pain, and a high proportion of primary care visits involve the management of chronic pain. Primary care providers frequently prescribe… read more here.
Keywords: better non; opioids better; opioid pain; chronic pain ... See more keywords
No pain is gain: A prospective evaluation of strict non-opioid pain control after pediatric appendectomy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.02.051
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Opiates are often prescribed after pediatric operations despite safety concerns and lack of evidence confirming superiority compared to other pain control modalities. In this study, we use daily parental surveys to prospectively evaluate a… read more here.
Keywords: pain control; strict non; opioid pain; pain ... See more keywords
Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Opioid Pain Medication Overuse among Persons Exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center Disaster
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054166
Abstract: We examined the association of post-9/11 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis with opioid pain medication overuse among enrollees in the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR). Opioid overuse was defined as the self-reported intake of prescribed… read more here.
Keywords: opioid pain; medication overuse; post; pain medication ... See more keywords