Efficacy and Safety of Dual-Opioid Therapy in Acute Pain
Efficacy and Safety of Dual-Opioid Therapy in Acute Pain
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01330.x
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
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影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Webster, Lynn
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作者:
Webster, Lynn
Background. Although opioids are widely accepted as standard therapy for treating acute postoperative pain, the frequent occurrence of adverse events (AEs) and the substantial burden on the patient and the costs of care are a barrier to optimal dosing and adherence to prescribed treatment. Coadministration of two opioids is not often recommended as a multimodal treatment option for moderate to severe acute pain because of lack of knowledge about the potential benefit of such combinations and due to potential concerns about side effects and doubts about the added benefits. Study results on the coadministration of two or more opioids demonstrate synergistic analgesia with a similar or lower incidence of opioid-related AEs. One such combination is morphine and oxycodone.