Analysis of the clinical indications for opiate use in inflammatory bowel disease

Background/Aims: Opiate use for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly high-dose (HD) use, is associated with increased mortality. It's assumed that opiate use is directly related to IBD-related complaints, although this hasn't been well defined. Our goal was to determine the indic...

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Main Authors: Youran Gao, Sundas Khan, Meredith Akerman, Keith Sultan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2017-01-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2017.15.1.83