Opioids Prescribing Among Patients with Zoster-Related Pain in Real-Life: A Retrospective, Cohort Study Based on the Clinical Database.

Wei SuDong LiuPingliang YangLing Ye

Published in: Journal of pain research (2023)

Opioids prescription during hospitalization might increase the risk of chronic opioid use in opioid native ZRP patients, and it has limited benefits in pain control and quality of life improvement. Even though PHN was painful and intractable, the use of opioids should also be more cautious, and strict follow-up, management in this population.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
primary care
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
neuropathic pain
adverse drug
spinal cord injury