Study of pain management in advanced cancer patients in a tertiary care hospital in India.
This observational study was carried out to investigate the pain management of 100 advanced cancer patients in a multidisciplinary academic centre. Ninety-five percent of patients reported substantial pain, 66% of patients received inadequate analgesics and only 6.32% received strong opioids. This study revealed that pain management was insufficient at the investigated institute, which could be attributed to the restricted use of strong opioids.
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Department of Pharmacology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248140, India. manishabisht@yahoo.co.in
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011446:Prospective Studies
D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid