Managing breakthrough pain for advanced malignancy in elderly patients: A real challenge.
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DOI: 10.5055/jom.2020.0571
Abstract: Pain management in advanced cancer patients using opioids like morphine is challenging due to presence of predisposing factors like renal insufficiency, hepatic insufficiency, hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, and anemia that can easily precipitate inadvertent toxic effects. We… read more here.
Keywords: managing breakthrough; pain advanced; advanced malignancy; breakthrough pain ... See more keywords