[HTML][HTML] Current approaches to acute postoperative pain management after major abdominal surgery: a narrative review and future directions

K Pirie, E Traer, D Finniss, PS Myles… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poorly controlled postoperative pain is associated with increased morbidity, negatively
affects quality of life and functional recovery, and is a risk factor for persistent pain and …

[HTML][HTML] How machine learning is used to study addiction in digital healthcare: A systematic review

B Chhetri, LM Goyal, M Mittal - International Journal of Information …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term use of drugs can sometimes result in brain damage that greatly affects a person's
psychology and sometimes become indecent. This paper examines psychological disorders …

Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

CMP Jones, RO Day, BW Koes, J Latimer, CG Maher… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Opioid analgesics are commonly used for acute low back pain and neck pain,
but supporting efficacy data are scarce. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a …

[PDF][PDF] Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics: summary of recommendations

AV Langford, CCW Lin, L Bero, FM Blyth… - Medical Journal of …, 2023 - mja.com.au
Methods We followed the process of develo** class-specific medication deprescribing
guidelines, 17 and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring medication and illicit drug consumption in a prison by wastewater-based epidemiology: Impact of COVID-19 restrictions

Z Wang, JF Mueller, JW O'Brien, J Thompson… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Drug consumption in prisons is a concern for the safety of incarcerated people and staff.
Typically, drug use prevalence in prisons is estimated through urinalysis and intelligence …

Effect of discharge opioid on persistent postoperative opioid use: a retrospective cohort study comparing tapentadol with oxycodone

T Lam, T **a, N Biggs, M Treloar, O Cheng… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Opioid harm can vary by opioid type. This observational study examined the effect of opioid
type (oxycodone vs. tapentadol) on rates of persistent postoperative opioid use …

Five-year trajectories of prescription opioid use

N Gisev, L Buizen, RE Hopkins, AL Schaffer… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are known risks of using opioids for extended periods. However, less is
known about the long-term trajectories of opioid use following initiation. Objective To identify …

Preventing opioid overdose with peer-administered naloxone: findings from a rural state

BL Hanson, RR Porter, AL Zöld, H Terhorst-Miller - Harm reduction journal, 2020 - Springer
Background In response to the opioid epidemic, naloxone distribution programs aim to
prevent overdose death by making naloxone available and training people to use it. Peers of …

Barriers and enablers to monitoring and deprescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review with qualitative evidence synthesis using …

AJ Cross, R Buchbinder, S Mathieson… - BMJ quality & …, 2022 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Understanding barriers and enablers to monitoring and deprescribing opioids
will enable the development of tailored interventions to improve both practices. Objective To …

Challenges of opioid deprescribing and factors to be considered in the development of opioid deprescribing guidelines: a qualitative analysis

AV Langford, D Gnjidic, CWC Lin, L Bero… - BMJ quality & …, 2021 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Chronic prescription opioid use is a major international public health issue
associated with significant harms, including increased risk of hospitalisation, morbidity and …