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    The use of opioids in the management of chronic pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline

    Ann. intern. med; 176 (3), 2023
    In May 2022, leadership within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the use of opioids when managing chronic pain. This synopsis summarizes the recommendations that the authors believe are the most important to ...

    Clinical practice guideline for the management of acute pancreatitis

    La pancreatitis aguda es la inflamación del páncreas que se caracteriza por dolor abdominal epigástrico intenso y persistente con niveles elevados de enzimas pancreáticas en la sangre (1, 2). La pancreatitis aguda tiene una incidencia anual que varía de 4.9-73.4 casos por 100 000 habitantes a nivel ...

    CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain: United States, 2022

    MMWR recomm. rep; 71 (3), 2022
    This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged ≥18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016 (MMWR Recomm Rep 2016;65[No. RR-1]:1–49) and includes recommen...

    Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain

    This guideline covers assessing all chronic pain (chronic primary pain, chronic secondary pain, or both) and managing chronic primary pain in people aged 16 years and over. Chronic primary pain is pain with no clear underlying cause, or pain (or its impact) that is out of proportion to any observable inj...

    Osteoarthritis: care and management

    This guideline covers assessing and managing osteoarthritis in adults. It covers both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. It promotes effective treatment options to control joint pain and improve function in people with osteoarthritis. In December 2020 we reviewed our guidance on opioids ...

    WHO Guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents

    Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is experienced by 55% of patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment and by 66% of patients who have advanced, metastatic, or terminal disease. This can be ...

    Hip fracture: management

    This guideline covers managing hip fracture in adults. It aims to improve care from the time people aged 18 and over are admitted to hospital through to when they return to the community. Recommendations emphasise the importance of early surgery and coordinating care through a multidisciplinary hip fract...

    Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain

    CMAJ; 189 (18), 2017
    Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain: the objective is to inform the prescribing of opioids for adults with chronic noncancer pain....

    Palliative care for adults: strong opioids for pain relief

    This guideline covers safe and effective prescribing of strong opioids for pain relief in adults with advanced and progressive disease. It aims to clarify the clinical pathway for prescribing and help to improve pain management and patient safety. Care during the last 2 to 3 days of life is covered by ca...