Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients
Cancer was considered a rare disease in children and adolescents; however, in recent years there has indicate that each year more than 160 thousand children are diagnosed. Pain is a cardinal symptom been a considerable increase in this disease. According to the International Union Against Cancer, st...
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| author | Alexis Ramón Pineda González Grettel Águila Calero Anaelys Acosta Hernández Marilyn Ramírez Méndez |
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| description | Cancer was considered a rare disease in children and adolescents; however, in recent years there has indicate that each year more than 160 thousand children are diagnosed. Pain is a cardinal symptom been a considerable increase in this disease. According to the International Union Against Cancer, statistics in these patients. The evaluation is complex and requires training in the use of scales designed and validated for different ages. Managing cancer pain in children is a great challenge, but at the same times an opportunity for health personnel to exercise their knowledge and skills to help them. This work aims to expose the main characteristics of pain from cancer in pediatrics, its evaluation and management, based on the pathophysiological knowledge, taking into account the aspects referenced in the most current specialized literature. All through a comprehensive approach that includes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7d996f480fe415a98d89fbc56365b812024-02-21T02:59:19ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342020-09-01103304313459Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric PatientsAlexis Ramón Pineda González0Grettel Águila Calero1Anaelys Acosta Hernández2Marilyn Ramírez Méndez3Hospital Pediátrico Universitario José Luis Miranda. Villa Clara.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. Cienfuegos.Hospital Universitario Celestino Hernández Robau. Villa Clara.Cancer was considered a rare disease in children and adolescents; however, in recent years there has indicate that each year more than 160 thousand children are diagnosed. Pain is a cardinal symptom been a considerable increase in this disease. According to the International Union Against Cancer, statistics in these patients. The evaluation is complex and requires training in the use of scales designed and validated for different ages. Managing cancer pain in children is a great challenge, but at the same times an opportunity for health personnel to exercise their knowledge and skills to help them. This work aims to expose the main characteristics of pain from cancer in pediatrics, its evaluation and management, based on the pathophysiological knowledge, taking into account the aspects referenced in the most current specialized literature. All through a comprehensive approach that includes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/796edades pediátricascáncermanejo del dolor |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Ramón Pineda González Grettel Águila Calero Anaelys Acosta Hernández Marilyn Ramírez Méndez Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients Revista Finlay edades pediátricas cáncer manejo del dolor |
| title | Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients |
| title_full | Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients |
| title_fullStr | Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients |
| title_short | Comprehensive Approach to Cancer Pain in Pediatric Patients |
| title_sort | comprehensive approach to cancer pain in pediatric patients |
| topic | edades pediátricas cáncer manejo del dolor |
| url | https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/796 |
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