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Comment
. 2023 Aug;176(8):JC88.
doi: 10.7326/J23-0051. Epub 2023 Aug 1.

In adults with HF, opioids do not reduce refractory breathlessness (low-certainty evidence)

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan  1 , Harriette G C Van Spall  2
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In adults with HF, opioids do not reduce refractory breathlessness (low-certainty evidence)

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan et al. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Aug.

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Gaertner J, Fusi-Schmidhauser T, Stock S, et al. Effect of opioids for breathlessness in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart. 2023;109:1064-1071.36878671.

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