Relative frequency and risk factors for long-term opioid therapy following surgery and trauma among adults: a systematic review protocol

Relative frequency and risk factors for long-term opioid therapy following surgery and trauma among adults: a systematic review protocol

Abstract Background When patients have been on opioid therapy for more than 90 days, more than half of them continue using opioids years later. Knowing that long-term opioid consumption could lead to harmful side effects including misuse, abuse, and addiction, it is important to understand the risks...

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Main Authors: M. Gabrielle Pagé, Irina Kudrina, Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun, Daniela Ziegler, Pierre Beaulieu, Céline Charbonneau, Jennifer Cogan, Raoul Daoust, Marc O. Martel, Andrée Néron, Philippe Richebé, Hance Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Systematic review protocol
Surgery
Trauma
Opioids
Risk factors
Prolonged therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-018-0760-3

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