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2021 Dec 09


Nephrol Dial Transplant

Opioid prescribing practices in chronic kidney disease: a population-based cohort study.

Authors

Molnar AO, Bota SE, Naylor K, Nash DM, Smith G, Suri RS, Sood MM, Gomes T, Garg AX
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2021 Dec 09.
PMID: 34888696.

Abstract

Chronic pain is common and management is complex in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but limited data are available on opioid prescribing. We examined opioid prescribing for non-cancer, non-end-of-life-care in patients with CKD.