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Managing breakthrough pain for advanced malignancy in elderly patients: A real challenge.

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Published in 2020 at "Journal of opioid management"

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