Buprenorphine Facilitates Rapid Weaning From Very-High-Dose Intrathecal Hydromorphone
Hickey T, Manepalli A, Hitt J. Buprenorphine Facilitates Rapid Weaning From Very-High-Dose Intrathecal Hydromorphone. Cureus 2024, 16: e59134. PMID: 38803786, PMCID: PMC11129534, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.59134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhenomenon of opioid-induced hyperalgesiaPost-laminectomy pain syndromeChronic opioid therapyOpioid-induced hyperalgesiaLow-dose buprenorphineIntrathecal hydromorphoneOpioid escalationOpioid doseOpioid therapyIntrathecal deliveryPain syndromeDaily doseSevere functional limitationsPain managementClinical challengeOpioidPatientsTransition patientsPainBuprenorphineDoseFunctional limitationsHyperalgesiaTherapyHydromorphone