Preliminary assessment of a neuropathic pain treatment and referral algorithm for patients with cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 822-838

  Smith, Ellen M Lavoie ^a   Bakitas, Marie A ^b,c   Homel, Peter ^d   Piehl, Mark ^d   Kingman, Linda ^c   Fadul, Camilo E ^b,c   Bookbinder, Marilyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

algorithm; Cancer; evidence based treatment; neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; DULOXETINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; GLUTAMINE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; SERTRALINE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALGORITHM; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAPHORESIS; DIARRHEA; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR; UNSTEADINESS; VOMITING; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANALGESICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEURALGIA; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 82755193669     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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