Tapentadol versus tramadol: a narrative and comparative review of their pharmacological, efficacy and safety profiles in adult patients

L Roulet, V Rollason, J Desmeules, V Piguet - Drugs, 2021 - Springer
We conducted a narrative review of the literature to compare the pharmacological, efficacy
and safety profiles of tapentadol and tramadol, and to assess the clinical interest of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of opioids in pain management in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease: a review article

S Dolati, F Tarighat, F Pashazadeh… - … and Pain Medicine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem. Pain is one of the most
generally experienced symptoms by CKD patients. Pain management is a key clinical …

Equianalgesia, opioid switch and opioid association in different clinical settings: a narrative review

F De Iaco, G Mannaioni, S Serra, G Finco… - European Review for …, 2022 - iris.unica.it
Emergency or postoperative pain often represents an authentic challenge in patients who
were already on opioid treatment for chronic pain. Thus, their management requires not only …

[HTML][HTML] PSC-MSC-derived exosomes protect against kidney fibrosis in vivo and in vitro through the SIRT6/β-catenin signaling pathway

L Liu, Y Wu, P Wang, M Shi, J Wang, H Ma… - Int J Stem …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Methods and Results To explore a better treatment, we collected exosomes from pluripotent
stem cell (PSC)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and verified their therapeutic effect …

Methadone and enhanced recovery after surgery: concepts and protocols

VK Ramaiah, ED Kharasch - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2024 - journals.lww.com
A recent Pro-Con article1 and an accompanying editorial2 bring to the fore the use of
methadone in the perioperative period. This is timely and important. Methadone is frequently …

Impact of an Australian/New Zealand organisational position statement on extended‐release opioid prescribing among surgical inpatients: a dual centre before‐and …

R Awadalla, S Liu, A Kemp‐Casey, D Gnjidic… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extended‐release opioids are often prescribed to manage postoperative pain despite being
difficult to titrate to analgesic requirements and their association with long‐term opioid use …

[HTML][HTML] Frailty modifies the association between opioid use and mortality in chronic kidney disease patients with diabetes: a population-based cohort study

SY Lee, J Wang, CT Chao, KL Chien… - Aging (Albany NY …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of chronic pain in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes
mellitus is high and correlates with higher frailty risk, but satisfactory pain control frequently …

Electrical stimulation for pain reduction in hard-to-heal wound healing

J Milne, A Swift, J Smith, R Martin - Journal of Wound Care, 2021 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: Despite treatment advances over the past 30 years, the societal impact of hard-to-
heal wounds is increasingly burdensome. An unresolved issue is wound pain, which can …

Nurse practitioner opioid prescribing and safety measure utilization patterns in Ontario: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study

G Pittman, J Ralph, M Freeman, L Freeman… - Journal of Nursing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Across Canada, opioid-related hospitalizations, emergency department visits,
and mortality have increased. A literature gap exists related to opioid prescribing and safety …

Long-term efficacy and reduced side-effects of buprenorphine in patients with moderate and severe chronic pain

A Papa, AM Salzano, MT Di Dato… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Chronic pain significantly impacts quality of life and poses substantial public
health challenges. Buprenorphine, a synthetic analog of thebaine, is recognized for its …