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Papers: 7 Dec 2019 - 13 Dec 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2020 Nov


Aging Clin Exp Res


32


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Intrathecal opioids: equally efficacious at any age.

Authors

Wolter T, Kleinmann B
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Nov; 32(11):2411-2418.
PMID: 31828669.

Abstract

Intrathecal opioid pumps have been used in the management of severe chronic pain for more than 40 years. Numerous studies have shown significant therapeutic effects alongside tolerable side effects. In the last decades, life expectancy has increased in many countries in the world. With an aging population, the question arises whether effects equal to those in younger patients can also be achieved in elderly patients.