Pain management guidelines: implications for managed care--a roundtable discussion.
One of the most important concerns of patients with cancer, particularly those with metastatic disease, is "Will I be in constant pain?" This is a similar concern voiced by patients with late-stage human immunodeficiency virus infection. The management of chronic pain has enormous implications on a patient's ability to function and on his or her quality of life. In June 1996, Medical Interface convened a panel of experts in Chicago to discuss pain management therapies, guidelines, and how these issues will affect, and be affected by, the managed care environment.
Brady
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Cleeland
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Goldstein
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Lefkowitz
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Linden-Malek
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Martens
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Miller
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Portenoy
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Simmonds
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D000465:Algorithms; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002204:Capitation Fee; D017028:Caregivers; D019090:Case Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017281:Cost of Illness; D016527:Drug Costs; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011788:Quality of Life