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ReviewThe American journal of medicine2019

Opioid Management in Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review.

Montgomery T Owsiany, Chelsea E Hawley, Laura K Triantafylidis, Julie M Paik

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readComparative StudyReview
In one paragraph

Review in The American journal of medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07421674 (Application Research of Hydromorphinone Sustained-release Tablets in the Treatment of Elderly Patients With Cancer Pain Accompanied by Renal Insufficiency), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07421674 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Application Research of Hydromorphinone Sustained-release Tablets in the Treatment of Elderly Patients With Cancer Pain Accompanied by Renal Insufficiency

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorTaian Cancer HospitalRan2026 to 2028Enrolled62ConditionsCancer Pain, Renal Insufficiency Chronic, Hydromorphone Use
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Chronic pain in the aging adult with sickle cell disease.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026
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  18. Identification and management of opioid-induced neurotoxicity in older adults.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2022
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  20. PSC-MSC-Derived Exosomes Protect against Kidney FibrosisInternational journal of stem cells · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Montgomery T OwsianyNew England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. Electronic address: Montgomery.Owsiany@va.gov.
Chelsea E HawleyNew England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; Pharmacy Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Mass.
Laura K TriantafylidisPharmacy Department, VA Boston Healthcare System, Mass.
Julie M PaikNew England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USVA Boston Healthcare System · US

Funding

Acid-Base Status as a Novel Risk Factor for FracturesR01AR075117 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI PAIK, JULIE · 2019 to 2024
$3.9M
Novel Risk Factors for Vertebral Fractures in Health and Chronic Kidney DiseaseK23DK100447 · NIDDK · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI PAIK, JULIE · 2013 to 2017
$938k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR075117NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK100447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pain, a common comorbidity of chronic kidney disease, is consistently under-recognized and difficult to treat in older adults with nondialysis chronic kidney disease. Given the decreased kidney function associated with aging and chronic kidney disease, these patients are at increased risk for drug accumulation and adverse events. Emerging research has demonstrated the efficacy of opioids in chronic kidney disease patients, but research specifically focusing on older, nondialysis chronic kidney disease patients is scarce. The primary objective of this review is to determine which oral and transdermal opioids are the safest for older, nondialysis chronic kidney disease patients. We discuss the limited existing evidence on opioid prescription in older, nondialysis chronic kidney disease patients and provide recommendations for the management of oral and transdermal opioids in this patient population. Specifically, transdermal buprenorphine, transdermal fentanyl, and oral hydromorphone are the most tolerable opioids in these patients; hydrocodone, oxycodone, and methadone are useful but require careful monitoring; and tramadol, codeine, morphine, and meperidine should be avoided due to risk of accumulation and adverse events. Because older adults with nondialysis chronic kidney disease are at increased risk for adverse events, vigilant monitoring of opioid prescription is critical. Lastly, collaboration among an interprofessional clinical team can ensure safe prescription of opioids in older adults with nondialysis chronic kidney disease.

Indexed as

Administration, OralAgedAge FactorsAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainCohort StudiesFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansInjections, SubcutaneousMalePain ManagementPain MeasurementRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentAnalgesics, OpioidAgingChronic kidney diseaseCollaborationNondialysisOlder adultsOpioidsPain management

Identifiers

PMID31295441
PMCPMC6917891
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