The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline.
Sandbrink F, Murphy J, Johansson M, Olson J, Edens E, Clinton-Lont J, Sall J, Spevak C, Sandbrink F, Murphy J, Johansson M, Spevak C, Clinton-Lont J, MD E, Olson J, Brown N, Guinta R, Macedo F, Nazario M, Pangarkar S, Preston S, Prince M, Real D, Riegleman D, Steil E, Institute E, Group L, Consulting S. The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 388-397. PMID: 36780654, DOI: 10.7326/m22-2917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesUse of opioidsChronic painOpioid therapyPractice guidelinesGuideline teamVeterans AffairsVA/DOD Clinical Practice GuidelineDefense Clinical Practice GuidelineJoint clinical practice guidelineVA/DoD EvidenceTrustworthy clinical practice guidelinesFull agonist opioidsGuideline development teamsPractice Work GroupUse of buprenorphineBehavioral health conditionsUse of painSystematic evidence reviewMedicine's tenetsPostsurgical painAgonist opioidsOpioid useOpioid educationHigh risk