Safe use of opioids in chronic noncancer pain.

Autor: Dews TE; Department of Pain Management, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA., Mekhail N
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine [Cleve Clin J Med] 2004 Nov; Vol. 71 (11), pp. 897-904.
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.71.11.897
Abstrakt: Many physicians avoid prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic pain because of misconceptions or fears about efficacy, adverse effects, abuse, and addiction potential. We discuss these issues and offer suggestions for the rational use of opioid analgesics in patients with chronic noncancer pain.
Databáze: MEDLINE