Opioid use disorder

J Strang, ND Volkow, L Degenhardt… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2020 - nature.com
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder that, whilst initially driven by
activation of brain reward neurocircuits, increasingly engages anti-reward neurocircuits that …

Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JW Busse, L Wang, M Kamaleldin, S Craigie, JJ Riva… - Jama, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Harms and benefits of opioids for chronic noncancer pain remain unclear.
Objective To systematically review randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of opioids for chronic …

Effectiveness and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis: network meta-analysis

BR Da Costa, TV Pereira, P Saadat, M Rudnicki… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of different preparations and doses of non-
steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, and paracetamol for knee and hip …

Caring for patients with pain during the COVID‐19 pandemic: consensus recommendations from an international expert panel

H Shanthanna, NH Strand, DA Provenzano… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain causes significant suffering, limitation of daily activities and reduced quality of
life. Infection from COVID‐19 is responsible for an ongoing pandemic that causes severe …

Adverse events associated with medium‐and long‐term use of opioids for chronic non‐cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews

C Els, TD Jackson, D Kunyk, VG Lappi… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Chronic pain is common and can be challenging to manage. Despite increased
utilisation of opioids, the safety and efficacy of long‐term use of these compounds for chronic …

A comprehensive algorithm for management of neuropathic pain

D Bates, BC Schultheis, MC Hanes, SM Jolly… - Pain …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The objective of this review was to merge current treatment guidelines and best
practice recommendations for management of neuropathic pain into a comprehensive …

Long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury and strategies for improved care

MT James, M Bhatt, N Pannu, M Tonelli - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Acute kidney injury (AKI), once viewed predominantly as a self-limited and reversible
condition, is now recognized as a growing problem associated with significant risks of …

Preoperative opioid use is associated with worse patient outcomes after total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CM Goplen, W Verbeek, SH Kang, CA Jones… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
Background A significant number of patients use opioids prior to total joint arthroplasty (TJA)
in North America and there is growing concern that preoperative opioid use negatively …

European Hernia Society guidelines on management of rectus diastasis

P Hernández-Granados, NA Henriksen… - British Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The definition, classification and management of rectus diastasis (RD) are
controversial in the literature and a variety of different surgical treatments have been …

Systematic review of systematic reviews for medical cannabinoids: Pain, nausea and vomiting, spasticity, and harms

GM Allan, CR Finley, J Ton, D Perry, J Ramji… - Canadian Family …, 2018 - cfp.ca
Objective To determine the effects of medical cannabinoids on pain, spasticity, and nausea
and vomiting, and to identify adverse events. Data sources MEDLINE, the Cochrane …