Associations of Opioid Prescriptions with Death and Hospitalization across the Spectrum of Estimated GFR.

Tessa K NovickAditya SurapaneniJung-Im ShinG Caleb AlexanderLesley A InkerEric A WrightAlexander R ChangMorgan E Grams

Published in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2019)

The receipt of prescription opioids was associated with a higher risk of death and hospitalization compared with other pain medications, particularly with higher doses and at lower eGFR.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
small cell lung cancer
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
spinal cord injury