Use of Tramadol or Other Analgesics in Patients Treated in the Emergency Department as a Risk Factor for Opioid Use

The objective of this cohort study was to determine the association between the use of tramadol in emergency departments and the later consumption of opioids at the outpatient level in a group of patients from Colombia. Based on a medication dispensation database, patients over 18 years of age treat...

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Main Authors: Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba, Laura Sofía Serna-Echeverri, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8847777