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Once again... breakthrough cancer pain: an updated overview

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2023
Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is a complex and variegate phenomenon that may change its presentation during the course of patients’ disease in the same individual. An appropriate assessment is fundamental for depicting the pattern of BTcP.
Sebastiano Mercadante
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Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain

Science Translational Medicine, 2022
The transition from acute to chronic pain is critically important but not well understood. Here, we investigated the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the transition from acute to chronic low back pain (LBP) and performed transcriptome-wide ...
M. Parisien, L. Lima, C. Dagostino, N. El-Hachem, G. Drury, Audrey V Grant, Jonathan Huising, Vivek Verma, C. B. Meloto, Jaqueline R. Silva, G. M. Dutra, Teodora Markova, H. Dang, P. Tessier, G. Slade, Andrea G. Nackley, N. Ghasemlou, J. Mogil, M. Allegri, L. Diatchenko   +19 more
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Postoperative Respiratory Depression Associated with Pregabalin: A Case Series and a Preoperative Decision Algorithm

Pain Research and Management, 2011
Pregabalin is gaining popularity in the perioperative period for its usefulness in treating neuropathic pain and its apparent opioid-sparing effect.
Naveen Eipe, John Penning
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Cognitive Function Before and After Left Heart Catheterization

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundHospital procedures have been associated with cognitive change in older patients. This study aimed to document the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in individuals undergoing left heart catheterization (LHC) before the procedure and the ...
David A. Scott, Lisbeth Evered, Paul Maruff, Andrew MacIsaac, Sarah Maher, Brendan S. Silbert   +5 more
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Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative pain control in a tertiary hospital in South Korea

BMC Nursing, 2022
Background This study investigated the knowledge and attitude of surgical ward nurses toward patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to develop educational material for nurses on the use of PCA.
Mi-Ra Kang, Youn-Ju Kwon
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Chronic preoperative pain and psychological robustness predict acute postoperative pain outcomes after surgery for breast cancer [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Few epidemiological studies have prospectively investigated preoperative and surgical risk factors for acute postoperative pain after surgery for breast cancer.
Thompson, Alastair M., R Powell, Bruce, J., Thornton, A. J. (Alison J.), Powell, R.; id_orcid, Powell, R., Scott, Neil William, Powell, Rachael, Heys, S.D., Thornton, A. J., M Johnston, Wells, M., A M Thompson, Scott, N W, Thompson, A.M., Scott, N. W., M Wells, Johnston, M., Scott, N. W. (Neil W.), Powell, R. (Rachael), J Bruce, Thompson, A. M., Thornton, Alison J, Heys, Steven (Steven D.), Johnston, Marie, Recovery Study Group, Marfizo, S, S D Heys, Marfizo, S., S Marfizo, Wells, M, A J Thornton, Heys, S. D., Bruce, Julie, Wells, Mary, MSc, N W Scott, Bruce, J. (Julie)   +36 more
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Medically Unexplained Pain Is Not Caused by Psychopathology

Pain Research and Management, 2000
This paper highlights Professor Ronald Melzack's theoretical contributions to the understanding of psychological factors in pain. His work continues to have profound influences on pain theory, research, management and public policy.
Lucia Gagliese, Joel Katz
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Predicting outcome in acute low back pain using different models of patient profiling [PDF]

, 2009
This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Spine, 34(18), 1970 - 1975, 2009. Copyright © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.Study Design.
Wand, BM, Marston, L, McAuley, JH, De Souza, LH   +3 more
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Cancer Pain Management: A Narrative Review of Current Concepts, Strategies, and Techniques

Current Oncology, 2023
Pain is frequently reported during cancer disease, and it still remains poorly controlled in 40% of patients. Recent developments in oncology have helped to better control pain.
François Mestdagh, Arnaud Steyaert, Patricia Lavand’homme   +2 more
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Development of a Multimodal Analgesia Protocol for Perioperative Acute Pain Management for Lower Limb Amputation

Pain Research and Management, 2018
Multimodal analgesia may include pharmacological components such as regional anesthesia, opioid and nonopioid systemic analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and a variety of adjuvant agents. Multimodal analgesia has been reported for a variety of
Roberta De Jong, Alexander J. Shysh
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