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Breakthrough Pain

Known as: Pains, Breakthrough, Pain, Breakthrough, Breakthrough Pains 
Many people with chronic cancer-related pain experience intermittent flares of pain that can occur even though a person is taking analgesic… 
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Managing Breakthrough Pain
  • S. Mercadante
  • Current pain and headache reports
  • 2011
  • Corpus ID: 21597046
Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) has been defined as a transitory increase in pain intensity on a baseline pain of moderate… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Fentanyl buccal tablet for the treatment of breakthrough pain in opioid‐tolerant patients with chronic cancer pain
This study assessed the long‐term safety and tolerability of fentanyl buccal tablet (FBT) in opioid‐tolerant patients with cancer… 
2008
2008
Breakthrough cancer pain
The SIGN guidelines say that both morphine sulphate immediate release and oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate are effective in… 
2007
2007
Once-daily OROS® hydromorphone for the management of chronic nonmalignant pain: a dose-conversion and titration study
Background:  The use of opioid analgesics for patients with chronic nonmalignant pain is becoming more widely accepted, and long… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Impact of breakthrough pain on quality of life in patients with chronic, noncancer pain: patient perceptions and effect of treatment with oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC, ACTIQ).
OBJECTIVE To characterize breakthrough pain (BTP), its qualitative impact on quality of life (QoL), and the effects of BTP… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Interscalene Perineural Ropivacaine Infusion: A Comparison of Two Dosing Regimens for Postoperative Analgesia
Review
2003
Review
2003
The use of long-acting opioids in chronic pain management.
Review
2003
Review
2003
The acceptability of different routes of administration of analgesia for breakthrough pain
Breakthrough Pain In Patients with cancer is common, often unpredictable and can rapidly become severe. Its treatment with orally… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Use of routine and breakthrough analgesia in home care.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe current use of routine analgesics in home care and the treatment of breakthrough pain. DESIGN… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Use of orally administered opioids for cancer-related pain.
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