Prevalence and Characteristics of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Treated Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 583-591

  Portenoy, Russell K ^a   Bennett, Daniel S ^b   Rauck, Richard ^c   Simon, Steven ^d   Taylor, Donald ^e   Brennan, Michael ^f   Shoemaker, Steven ^g  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Integrative Treatment Centers   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^d Pain Management Institute   (United States)

^e Comprehensive Pain Care PC ^*  (United States)

^f The Pain Center of Fairfield   (United States)

^g Sagemed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakthrough pain; chronic pain; noncancer pain; survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FENTANYL CITRATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHADONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; VISCERAL PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33746559173     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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