Open Access<p>Predictors of Opioid Prescription Among a Sample of Patients with Acute Musculoskeletal Pain at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia</p>
Author(s) -
Yazed AlRuthia,
Hawazin Alhazzani,
Ghaida Alhindi,
Maryam Alarfaj,
Lama Almutairi,
Miteb Alanazi,
Khaulah Alokili,
Nouf Alanazi,
Faris Alodaibi,
Monira Alwhaibi,
Adel Bashatah,
Yousif A. Asiri,
Hisham Alsanawi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s276630
Subject(s) - medicine , tramadol , medical prescription , physical therapy , opioid , analgesic , chronic pain , osteoarthritis , pain ladder , codeine , anesthesia , morphine , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology , pharmacology
Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most complex and debilitating types of pain. Although different pharmacologic treatments are available, very few studies have explored the predictors for opioid analgesics prescription to manage this type of pain.