Objective. To assess the relation between medications prescribed for chronic pain and sleep
apnea. Design. An observational study of chronic pain patients on opioid therapy who …

Study Objectives: The use of opioid medication for chronic pain has been increasing. The
main aim of this study was to assess how many patients on opioids for chronic pain had …

Objective Animal models have shown a quantal slowing of respiratory pattern when
exposed to opioid agonist, in a pattern similar to that observed in central sleep apnea. We …

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of chronic pain that may be
experienced by patients. Historically, chronic pain has been given less importance or simply …

Background: Chronic opioid therapy for pain management has increased dramatically
without adequate study of potential deleterious effects on breathing during sleep. Methods …

The use of opioids has been associated with development of sleep-disordered breathing,
including central apneas, nocturnal oxygen desaturations, and abnormal breathing patterns …

Pain is an unwelcome sleep partner. Pain tends to erode sleep quality and alter the sleep
restorative process in vulnerable patients. It can contribute to next-day sleepiness and …

Opioid use for chronic pain analgesia, particularly chronic noncancer pain, has increased
greatly since the late 1990s, resulting in an increase in opioid-associated morbidity and …

Poor sleep is an increasingly recognised problem with chronic pain and further increases
the effect on daily function. To identify the relationship between chronic pain, opioid …

There is a complex relationship among opioids, sleep and daytime function. Patients and
medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid therapy can alter sleep architecture …