Lower opioid and higher adjuvant analgesic use in patients on haemodialysis: A single-centre cross-sectional study.
Onella PereiraPatrick NgCrystal NgKunbo SunMarisa BattistellaPublished in: Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (2020)
The prevalence of chronic opioid use for non-cancer pain in haemodialysis patients was lower than expected at our centre. Despite following the recommended guidelines, pain management was relatively ineffective, and concomitant use of non-opioid analgesics was widespread. Opioid stewardship is recommended to optimize pain treatment and mitigate drug interaction risks.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- spinal cord injury
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- papillary thyroid
- clinical practice
- drug induced
- spinal cord
- climate change
- acute care
- electronic health record
- childhood cancer