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The associations between OPRM 1 and COMT genotypes and postoperative pain, opioid use, and opioid-induced sedation.
Biological research for nursing - 1 Jul 2013
Henker Richard A, Lewis Allison, Dai Feng, Lariviere William R, Meng Li, Gruen Gary S, Sereika Susan M, Pape Hans, Tarkin Ivan S, Gowda Indira, Conley Yvette P
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have associated mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) genotype with pain and analgesia responses in postoperative and patient populations. This study investigates the role of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and OPRM1 genotypes in acute postoperative pain scores, opioid use, and opioid-induced sedation after surgical procedures for orthopedic trauma in an otherwise healthy patient population. Verbal...
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