Associations between obstructive sleep apnea and prescribed opioids among veterans.
Chen K, Yaggi HK, Fiellin DA, DeRycke EC, Athar W, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Associations between obstructive sleep apnea and prescribed opioids among veterans. Pain 2020, 161: 2035-2040. PMID: 32358418, PMCID: PMC7606219, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnosis of OSAObstructive sleep apneaOpioid prescriptionsRelative risk ratiosSleep apneaMultimodal pain management strategiesPoor pain controlTwo-fold likelihoodPain management strategiesHigher pain intensityPain controlPrescribed opioidsFormer smokersPain intensityPain managementPrimary outcomeChronic prescriptionPrescription opioidsPsychiatric comorbidityOSA treatmentPrimary exposureNational cohortRisk ratioChronic durationOpioid category