Pulmonary embolism is associated with current morphine treatment in patients with deep vein thrombosis

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 233-237

  Lee, Cynthia Wei Sheng ^a   Muo, Chih Hsin ^a   Liang, Ji An ^a,b   Sung, Fung Chang ^a,b   Kao, Chia Hung ^a,b   Yeh, Jun Jun ^c,d,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^e MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Morphine; Nested case control study; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; PAIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84926410243     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12130     Document Type: Article

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