Use of opioid pain medications may affect liver transplant patients' survival

(Wiley) An analysis of nearly 30,000 patients undergoing liver transplantation in the United States between 2008 and 2014 found elevated death and organ loss rates in the first 5 years after transplantation among recipients with the highest use of opioid pain medications while on the waiting list.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news