Effect of opioid treatment on clinical outcomes among cirrhotic patients in the United States.

Bilal AliYu JiangUchenna AgbimSatish K KediaSanjaya Kumar SatapathyMatthew BarnesBenedict MaliakkalSatheesh P NairJames D EasonHumberto C Gonzalez

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2020)

Opioid treatment was common among patients with cirrhosis. We did not find increased negative outcomes among opioid users across the spectrum of cirrhosis. However, the sample for LT patients was small.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic pain
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
pain management
prognostic factors
replacement therapy