Pain and Kidney Function Decline and Mortality: A Cohort Study of US Veterans

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 240 - 246
• Main Authors: Ravel, Vanessa, Ahmadi, Seyed-Foad, Streja, Elani, Sosnov, Jonathan A., Kovesdy, Csaba P., Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, Chen, Joline L.T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2016
• Subjects: analgesics; chronic kidney disease (CKD); Chronic pain; Chronic Pain - complications; Chronic Pain - physiopathology; CKD progression; Cohort Studies; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; glomerular filtration rate (GFR); Humans; Kidney - physiopathology; kidney disease trajectory; Male; Middle Aged; mortality; Nephrology; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); opioid; pain medication; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - etiology; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - mortality; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - physiopathology; renal function; Retrospective Studies; United States; Veterans; renal function; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); veterans; kidney disease trajectory; opioid; mortality; glomerular filtration rate (GFR); analgesics; chronic kidney disease (CKD); CKD progression; Chronic pain; pain medication

Chronic pain is a common condition in the general population. However, large epidemiologic studies examining the role of pain in the deterioration of kidney function, development of chronic kidney disease, and risk for death are lacking. Retrospective cohort study. A nationally representative cohort...