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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824758803321

Autore

Fine P. G (Perry G.)

Titolo

The diagnosis and treatment of breakthrough pain [[electronic resource] /] / Perry G. Fine ; with contributions by Andrew N. Davies, Scott M. Fishman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-770627-4

0-19-970913-0

1-282-54365-2

9786612543654

0-19-974946-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Collana

Oxford American pain library

Altri autori (Persone)

DaviesAndrew <1963->

FishmanScott <1959->

Disciplina

616/.0472

Soggetti

Pain - Diagnosis

Pain - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Incidence, prevalence, and characteristics -- Clinical features -- Assessment -- Principles of management -- Oral opioid analgesics -- Oral transmucosal opioid analgesics -- Opioid analgesics via other routes -- Nonopioid pharmacotherapy -- Nonpharmacologic interventions -- Risk assessment and management in long-term opioid therapy.

Sommario/riassunto

Breakthrough pain (BTP) is episodic pain that emerges through the treatment of otherwise well-managed chronic background pain. Often called pain flare or transient pain, BTP negatively affects the function and quality of life of the patient and often results in a number of other physical, psychological and social problems. Breakthrough pain is a common occurrence affecting approximately two-thirds of the estimated 50 to 100 million chronic pain sufferers in the US. It can have multiple causes with various pathophysiologies, and can present with numerous clinical features and complications. The clinical features vary from individual to individual, and may vary within an individual over



time. The successful management of breakthrough pain depends on proper assessment, treatment, and reassessment. Inadequate assessment can lead to ineffective or inappropriate treatment. Similarly, inadequate reassessment may lead to continuance of ineffective or even harmful treatment. In recent years, the need to educate physicians about pain management has been garnering increased attention from prominent medical associations and the media. Despite ongoing efforts to improve pain treatment, however, the need persists for evidence-based educational materials for physicians in the area of pain diagnosis and management. Part of the Oxford American Pain Library, this highly practical guide covers current approaches and new developments in the assessment and management of Breakthrough Pain, including both cancer-related pain and non-cancer chronic pain. It addresses the roles of opioid and non-opioid pharmacotherapy and presents non-pharmacologic interventions, as well. This concise yet comprehensive reference on Breakthrough Pain is ideal for palliative care doctors, anesthesiologists, pain medicine specialists and oncologists, as well as for primary care physicians

and internists on the frontlines of care.