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Systemic Opioid Reduction and Discontinuation Following Implantation of Intrathecal Drug‐Delivery Systems for Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

OBJECTIVE: The study evaluated systemic opioid utilization before and after initiation of intrathecal drug therapy in patients with chronic, noncancer pain, as well as the effect of opioid elimination on payer costs. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort analysis of administrative claims data (20...

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Autores principales: Hatheway, John A., Bansal, Megha, Nichols‐Ricker, Christine I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7687163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31603605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ner.13053