ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain Medication, and in-Hospital Mortality among Patients with COVID-19 in South Korea: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
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- Opioid usage and COVID-19 prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Risk of infections among persons treated with opioids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Association between opioid abuse and COVID-19 susceptibility: a propensity score matched study.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Bioinformatics and system biology analysis revealed the crosstalk between COVID-19 and osteoarthritis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Article
- Bioinformatics and system biology approach to identify potential common pathogenesis for COVID-19 infection and osteoarthritis.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Could the fibromyalgia syndrome be triggered or enhanced by COVID-19?Inflammopharmacology · 2023Review
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic pain and opioid use in marginalized populations: A scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A COVID-19 mortality prediction model for Korean patients using nationwide Korean disease control and prevention agency database.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Effects of COVID-19 on the Musculoskeletal System: Clinician's Guide.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2021Review
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Abstract
We aimed to investigate whether comorbid musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)s and pain medication use was associated with in-hospital mortality among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Adult patients (≥20 years old) with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis until 5 June 2020 were included in this study, based on the National Health Insurance COVID-19 database in South Korea. MSDs included osteoarthritis, neck pain, lower back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and others, while pain medication included paracetamol, gabapentin, pregabalin, glucocorticoid, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids (strong and weak opioids), and benzodiazepine. Primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality. A total of 7713 patients with COVID-19 were included, and in-hospital mortality was observed in 248 (3.2%) patients. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, no MSDs (
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