title: [Breakthrough cancer pain in the elderly].
abstract: Breakthrough pain is defined as an acute exacerbation of pain with rapid onset, short duration and moderate or high intensity, which occurs spontaneously or in connection with a predictable or unpredictable event despite there being stabilised and controlled baseline pain. However, there are doubts about the definition, terminology, epidemiology, and assessment of breakthrough pain, with no clear answers or consensus, especially in the elderly population. This non-systematic review summarises the most important aspects of breakthrough pain in the elderly, based on the limited publications there are in that population group.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Madrid, España. Electronic address: lcabezon@torrejonsalud.com.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cabezón-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: María Aurora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Viloria-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor de HM Hospitales, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Cajaraville
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Cecilio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Álamo-González
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Quirón de Málaga, Málaga, España; Presidente de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Trigo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, España; Coordinador del Comité de Expertos del Dolor de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gil-Gregorio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D000072716:Cancer Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement
keywords: Breakthrough cancer pain; Breakthrough non-cancer pain; Dolor irruptivo no oncológico; Dolor irruptivo oncológico; Geriatric patient; Older patient; Paciente anciano; Paciente geriátrico