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.
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