Does Opioid Tapering in Chronic Pain Patients Result in Improved Pain or Same Pain vs Increased Pain at Taper Completion? A Structured Evidence-Based Systematic Review

Abstract Objective To support or refute the hypothesis that opioid tapering in chronic pain patients (CPPs) improves pain or maintains the same pain level by taper completion but does not increase pain. Methods Of 364 references, 20 fulfilled inclusion/exclusion criteria. These studies were type 3 a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2019-11, Vol.20 (11), p.2179-2197
Hauptverfasser:	Fishbain, David A, Pulikal, Aditya
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Chronic pain Health care Health care policy Hyperalgesia Hypotheses Narcotics Opioids Pain Patient outcomes Systematic review
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