Latin-American guidelines for opioid use in chronic nononcologic pain
Aim: Latin-American experts in the use of opioids in patients with chronic nononcologic pain (CNOP) have updated existing recommendations to current Latin-American reality. Methods: Several key opinion leaders from Latin America participated in a face-to-face meeting in Guatemala (April 2015) to dis...
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Formato: | Artículo (Article) |
Lenguaje: | Inglés (English) |
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Pain Management
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/24863 https://doi.org/10.2217/pmt-2016-0065 |
Sumario: | Aim: Latin-American experts in the use of opioids in patients with chronic nononcologic pain (CNOP) have updated existing recommendations to current Latin-American reality. Methods: Several key opinion leaders from Latin America participated in a face-to-face meeting in Guatemala (April 2015) to discuss the use of opioids in CNOP. Subgroups of experts worked on specific topics, reviewed the literature and shaped the final manuscript. Results: The expert panel developed guidelines taking into consideration the utility of both opioid and nonopioid analgesics and factors pertaining to their efficacy, safety, adherence, administration and risks for abuse/addiction. Conclusion: Latin-American guidelines for the use of opioids in CNOP should improve pain relief and patients' quality of life by increasing access to these effective agents. |
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