Pain Management and Opioid Use
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This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to pain management, with a focus on challenges in treating postoperative pain, cancer-related pain, and persistent pain in elderly patients. It also explores the genetic basis for individual variations in pain perception and the use of opioid analgesics. The papers discuss the prevalence of pain, assessment tools, and the impact of pain management on quality of life.
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pain management; cancer pain; pain assessment; opioid analgesics; cancer pain management; opioid side effects; patient-controlled analgesia; oxycodone; WHO analgesic ladder; analgesic treatment; breakthrough pain; non-opioid analgesics; pain assessment tools; chronic non-cancer pain; adjuvant analgesics; hydromorphone; transdermal fentanyl; pain scales; analgesic side effects; pain prevalence; undertreatment of pain; opioid rotation; analgesic prescribing; geriatric pain; breakthrough cancer pain
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Morton address: 36240765475286510 · morton4x16-v1
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