Palliative sedation in the control of refractory symptoms
Humans; Pain; Survival Analysis; Palliative Care/methods; Intractable/drug therapy; Conscious Sedation/adverse effects
2005
Rousseau P
Journal Of Palliative Medicine
2005
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2005.8.10" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1089/jpm.2005.8.10</a>
Massive opioid requirements in children with disseminated central nervous system disease
Child; Female; Pain; Preschool; Dose-Response Relationship; Drug; Receptors; Human; Case Report; Palliative Care; Drug Resistance; Terminal Care; Central Nervous System Neoplasms/physiopathology; Intractable/drug therapy; Morphine/administration & dosage; Opioid/drug effects/physiology; Rhabdoid Tumor/physiopathology
1996
Jones PD; Wilkinson IA
Journal Of Pediatrics
1996
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70348-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70348-7</a>
Methadone response in advanced cancer patients with pain followed at home
Female; Humans; Male; Pain; Pain Measurement; Analgesics; Prospective Studies; Middle Aged; Sex Factors; Neoplasms/physiopathology; Methadone/administration & dosage/adverse effects/therapeutic use; Opioid/administration & dosage/adverse effects/therapeutic use; home care services; Intractable/drug therapy
Concerns about the safety of therapy with methadone, which may arise because of its pharmacokinetic characteristics and inappropriate dosing, may deter clinicians from using this drug, especially in elderly patients. Experience is accumulating that the drug may be used safely and successfully if low doses are given initially and care is taken in the titration of the dose against the pain. A prospective study was carried out in a consecutive sample of 45 advanced cancer patients followed at home, who had never received other strong opioids for their pain. Patients were treated with an oral liquid preparation of methadone, which was administered 2-3 times daily, according to need. Doses were kept as low as possible and were titrated to achieve acceptable analgesia with minimal adverse effects. The methadone starting dose (MSD) at referral, the maximum dose of methadone (MMD), the days of methadone treatment, the use of other nonopioid analgesics, symptoms associated with methadone therapy, pain intensity, and pain mechanism were recorded. Methadone escalation index percentage (MEI%) and methadone escalation index in mg (MEI mg) were calculated from these parameters. No correlations between age and gender, and MSD, MMD, days on methadone, VAS and symptoms were found. No significant differences were found in pain mechanisms, age, and other parameters, including methadone-related symptoms. Treatment of pain with methadone provides important support to patients with cancer followed at home and the risks are low with individually titrated doses, even in older patients or in the presence of a neuropathic pain mechanism.
1999
Mercadante S; Casuccio A; Agnello A; Barresi L
Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management
1999
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(99)00048-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/s0885-3924(99)00048-2</a>
Chronic pain management and the surgeon: barriers and opportunities
Humans; Palliative Care; Pain; Analgesics; Physician's Role; patient care team; Chronic disease; Surgery; Opioid/administration & dosage/therapeutic use; Pain/therapy; Intractable/drug therapy; Neoplasms/surgery; Postoperative/drug therapy
2001
Lee KF; Ray JB; Dunn GP
Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons
2001
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01091-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01091-2</a>