1. Latin-American guidelines for opioid use in chronic nononcologic pain.
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Lara-Solares A, Aguayo Zamora C, Amescua García C, Garcia JBS, Berenguel Cook MDR, Bonilla Sierra P, Campos Kraychete D, Flores Cantisani JA, Guerrero C, Guillén Núñez MDR, Hernández Castro JJ, Hernández Ortíz A, Jreige Iskandar A, Lech O, Macías Guerra J, Ramírez Samayoa G, Rangel Morillo E, Rico Pazos MA, and Sempértegui Gallegos M
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- Analgesics, Opioid adverse effects, Humans, Latin America, Medication Adherence, Opioid-Related Disorders prevention & control, Treatment Outcome, Analgesics, Opioid therapeutic use, Chronic Pain drug therapy, Pain Management, Quality of Life
- Abstract
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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- 2017
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