Journal article
Opioid prescribing practices in chronic kidney disease: a population-based cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is common, and its management is complex in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but limited data are available on opioid prescribing. We examined opioid prescribing for non-cancer and non-end-of-life care in patients with CKD.
METHODS: This was a population-based retrospective cohort study using administrative databases in Ontario, Canada which included adults with CKD defined by an estimated glomerular …
Authors
Molnar AO; Bota SE; Naylor K; Nash DM; Smith G; Suri RS; Sood MM; Gomes T; Garg AX
Journal
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol. 37, No. 12, pp. 2408–2417
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 23, 2022
DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfab343
ISSN
0931-0509