Treatment for patients with sleep apnea on opioids for chronic pain: results of the OpSafe trial.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Approximately 20% of North Americans are afflicted with chronic pain with 3% being opioid users. The objective was to determine whether patients on opioids for chronic pain with newly diagnosed sleep apnea attended sleep clinic review and followed treatment recommendations.

Methods

The study was a post hoc analysis from a multicenter perspective cohort study. Inclusion criteria included adults taking opioid medications for chronic pain for >3 months. Demographic data and daily opioid dose were collected. Sleep apnea was diagnosed via level 1 polysomnography. Patients who attended sleep clinic review were grouped based on the types of treatment they received.

Results

A total of 204 patients completed polysomnography and 58.8% were diagnosed to have sle

SUBMITTER: Wasef S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8020677 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature