| Literature DB >> 19272277 |
James M Walker1, Robert J Farney.
Abstract
Chronic opioid use for nonmalignant pain has increased dramatically; nonillicit unintentional deaths have also increased. This article reviews the physiology of breathing, effects of sleep on respiration, effects of opioids on respiration, potential interactions between sleep and opioids on respiration, and current evidence that chronic opioid use is associated with sleep-disordered breathing.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19272277 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-009-0021-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Pain Headache Rep ISSN: 1534-3081