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Interventional procedures for cancer pain management
Fabiola Peixoto Minson1, Fabrício Dias Assis, Thais Kfouri Vanetti
1Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
|February 7, 2013
Summary
Interventional procedures significantly reduced cancer pain intensity and opioid use in patients at a São Paulo hospital. This study highlights the effectiveness of these interventions for managing oncological pain.
Area of Science:
- Interventional Pain Management
- Oncology
- Pain Medicine
Background:
- Cancer pain affects a significant number of patients, impacting quality of life.
- Interventional medical procedures offer a targeted approach to pain management.
- Evidence supporting the efficacy of interventional procedures for cancer pain requires further description.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe interventional medical procedures used for cancer pain.
- To outline the rationale, use, and benefits of these procedures.
- To evaluate outcomes in cancer patients treated at a private hospital in São Paulo.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study.
- Data collected from patients undergoing interventional procedures between 2007 and 2008.
- Descriptive and inferential statistics, including frequency, mean, and t-test, were employed.
Main Results:
- 137 patients underwent interventional procedures for pain; 14 had cancer-related pain.
- Mean pain intensity decreased from 7.1 to 1.3 post-procedure (statistically significant, t=9.09; p=0.001).
- Nearly 70% of patients showed a 50% reduction in opioid consumption one month after the procedure.
Conclusions:
- Interventional procedures demonstrated significant efficacy in reducing cancer pain intensity.
- These findings align with existing literature supporting interventional pain management in oncology.
- The study supports the use of interventional procedures for managing diverse types of cancer pain.
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