Opioids and the COVID-19 pandemic: does chronic opioid use or misuse increase clinical vulnerability?

Lambert, David G

Lambert, David G.

Lambert DG; Department of Cardiovascular Sciences (Anaesthesia), University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. Electronic address: dgl3@leicester.ac.uk.

Br J Anaesth ; 125(4): e382-e383, 2020 10.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-664347

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Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use; Coronavirus Infections; Opioid Epidemic; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Prescription Drug Misuse/statistics & numerical data; Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects; COVID-19; Humans; Pain Management; Respiratory Insufficiency/chemically induced

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COVID-19; opioid; opioid misuse; outcome; risk factor; social determinant

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Prescription Drug Misuse / Opioid Epidemic / Analgesics, Opioid Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Br J Anaesth Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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