ICD-10- International Classification of Diseases-10
*Estimation of functional improvement or decline is based on a
comparison of the current overall functioning of the individual
(physical, social, emotional, and cognitive realms) with the time before
the initiation of LTOT. Hence, such functional estimations are
subjective assessments based on narrative longitudinal history obtained
from the patient in clinical practice. The improvement of pain and
function transiently following each dose or with reinitiation of opioids
after worsening pain following opioid tapering cannot be used as
evidence of functional improvement.————End
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