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Papers: 4 Jan 2020 - 10 Jan 2020


Human Studies


2020 01 07


BMC Anesthesiol


20


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Identifying appropriate outcomes to help evaluate the impact of the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Non-Cancer Pain.

Authors

Allen M, Sproule B, MacDougall P, Furlan A, Murphy L, Debono V B, Buckley N
BMC Anesthesiol. 2020 01 07; 20(1):6.
PMID: 31910806.

Abstract

The Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (COG) was developed in response to increasing rates of opioid-related hospital visits and deaths in Canada, and uncertain benefits of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Following publication, we developed a list of evaluable outcomes to assess the impact of this guideline on practice and patient outcomes.