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Published on: April 14, 2016
Assessment and management of pain in palliative care patients
1Department of Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and LifePath Hospice, Tampa 33612-4799, USA.
Background:
Pain affects more than 70% of cancer patients but is often undertreated.
Methods:
The authors review and present methodologies to maximize proper palliative approaches to this symptom for the majority of patients.
Results:
The World Health Organization's stepwise guide to pain control serves as an excellent basis for management. Around-the-clock dosing, using adjuvant treatments, and using noninvasive routes of administration provide good pain control for 80% of patients.
Conclusions:
Barriers to effective pain control will be reduced as new JCAHO standards regarding pain control are implemented.
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