Breakthrough Pain - Dolor Irruptivo.com
Breakthrough Pain - Dolor Irruptivo.com
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<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Pain</strong>:<br />
Definitional Problems<br />
• Most studies use a version of:<br />
– A transitory, severe or excruciating pain, which lasts<br />
seconds to hours and is superimposed on a baseline<br />
pain controlled to a moderate or better intensity by an<br />
opioid regimen<br />
• Most studies in the cancer population<br />
– Explains opioid focus<br />
Mercadante et al. Cancer, 2002; 94:832-839.<br />
Svendsen et al. Cancer Surv, 2005; 9:195-206
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