Factors Associated with Cancer-Related Pain Requiring High-Dose Opioid Use in Palliative Cancer Patients

Factors Associated with Cancer-Related Pain Requiring High-Dose Opioid Use in Palliative Cancer Patients

Background: There are no universal tools to predict the necessity of high-dose opioid use for cancer-related pain. Early recognition and interventions for intractable cancer pain could minimize the distress of palliative patients. Objective: We sought to identify the clinical factors associated with...

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Main Authors: Hidetoshi Sumimoto, Komaki Hayashi, Yuri Kimura, Akihito Nishikawa, Seiko Hattori, Chiaki Hasegawa, Hiroaki Morii, Koji Teramoto, Sachiyo Morita, Yataro Daigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2021-09-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
Subjects:
cancer-related pain
intractable cancer pain
high-dose opioid
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2021.0037

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