Opioids for chronic pain management in patients with dialysis-dependent kidney failure
Tobin DG, Lockwood MB, Kimmel PL, Dember LM, Eneanya ND, Jhamb M, Nolin TD, Becker WC, Fischer MJ. Opioids for chronic pain management in patients with dialysis-dependent kidney failure. Nature Reviews Nephrology 2021, 18: 113-128. PMID: 34621058, PMCID: PMC8792317, DOI: 10.1038/s41581-021-00484-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPain managementChronic painOpioid therapyKidney failureDialysis-dependent kidney failureLong-term opioid therapyHealth care resource useGuideline-recommended careOpioid Prescribing PatternsHalf of patientsChronic pain managementBurden of painEffectiveness of opioidsUnique pharmacological propertiesAnalgesic optionsPrescribing patternsAdult patientsMost patientsSevere painMaintenance haemodialysisOpioid analgesicsPainGeneral populationPatientsHaemodialysis