scholarly journals A Case of Cancer Pain Management by Long-Term Intrathecal PCA

2010 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 333-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiyo Sato ◽  
Tadashi Okabe ◽  
Kazuhiro Nakanishi ◽  
Atsuhiro Sakamoto
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Cancer Pain Management

Long-term cancer pain management in morphine pre-treated and opioid naive patients with transdermal fentanyl

2003 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 486-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyriaki Mystakidou ◽  
Eleni Tsilika ◽  
Efi Parpa ◽  
Vassilios Kouloulias ◽  
Ioannis Kouvaris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Cancer Pain Management ◽  
Transdermal Fentanyl

scholarly journals Cancer Pain and its Management: A Survey on Interns’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 117822421000400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasikaan Nimmaanrat ◽  
Chatchai Prechawai ◽  
Temsak Phungrassami
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Cancer Pain Management ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Prince Of Songkla University ◽  
Harmful Effects

Objective We conducted this study to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of interns regarding cancer pain and its management. Materials and methods This study included 116 interns recently graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University. They provided their demographic characteristics and completed a questionnaire in regards to their knowledge and attitudes about cancer pain and its management. Results Data were obtained from 116 interns. The majority of interns did not hesitate to provide maximal doses of analgesics for patients in severe pain when the prognosis was poor. A significant number favored to prescribe pethidine more than morphine and thought that pethidine caused less harmful effects in long-term use. Most respondents agreed or strongly agreed that they would prescribe opioids carefully to avoid tolerance and addiction. They considered that barriers to effective pain management were inadequate knowledge, inadequate pain assessment and lack of time to attend patients’ requirements. Conclusion The interns demonstrated positive attitudes toward cancer pain and its management, principally on opioid usage. However, a significant number of them had misconceptions in terms of knowledge for prescribing opioids. To provide better cancer pain management, attention must be given to improving the curriculum and integrating it into clinical practice.

Cancer pain management

2014 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Péter Heigl
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Pain Relief ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Cancer Pain ◽  
Cancer Pain Management ◽  
Medical Activity ◽  
Short Summary ◽  
Adequate Quality

Pain is a significant and alarming symptom of cancer seriously affecting the activity and quality of life of patients. Recent research proved that inadequate analgesia shortens life expectancy. Therefore, pain relief is not only a possibility but a professional, ethical and moral commitment to relieve patients from suffering, as well as ensure their adequate quality of life and human dignity. Proper pain relief can be achieved with medical therapy in most of the cases and the pharmacological alternatives are available in Hungary. Yet medical activity regarding pain relief is far from the desired. This paper gives a short summary of the guidelines on medical pain management focusing particularly on the use of opioids. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(3), 93–99.

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