# Pain Management and Opioid Use

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/pain-management-and-opioid-use-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 678,831 |
| Description | This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to pain management, with a focus on challenges in treating postoperative pain, cancer-related pain, and persistent pain in elderly patients. It also explores the genetic basis for individual variations in pain perception and the use of opioid analgesics. The papers discuss the prevalence of pain, assessment tools, and the impact of pain management on quality of life. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11199 |
| Works | 55,100 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Elie A. Akl](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elie-a-akl/)
- [Gonçalo R. Abecasis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/goncalo-r-abecasis/)
- [Peter Jüni](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-juni/)
- [Louisa Degenhardt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/louisa-degenhardt/)
- [Penny Whiting](https://scholariq.org/researchers/penny-whiting/)
- [Roger Chou](https://scholariq.org/researchers/roger-chou/)
- [Vivian Welch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/vivian-welch/)
- [Patrizio Lancellotti](https://scholariq.org/researchers/patrizio-lancellotti/)
- [Jonathan J Deeks](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-j-deeks/)
- [Kurt Kroenke](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kurt-kroenke/)
- [Rachelle Buchbinder](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rachelle-buchbinder/)

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