The experience of pain in cancer is widely accepted as a major threat to quality of life, and
the relief of pain has emerged as a priority in oncology care. Pain is associated with both the …

Successful pain management with opioids requires that adequate analgesia be achieved
without excessive adverse effects. By these criteria, a substantial minority of patients treated …

BACKGROUND Breakthrough pain is transitory exacerbation of pain that occurs in addition
to otherwise stable persistent pain. The wide differences in estimation of incidence reported …

Objective: To discuss the historical basis and limitations of opioid conversion tables, review
the relevant literature, and establish an evidence-based equianalgesic dose ratio (EDR) …

Study objective The aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic efficacy of Quadratus
lumborum block (QLB) versus controls, transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and …

The syringe driver is a simple and cost-effective method of delivering a continuous
subcutaneous infusion (CSCI). A CSCI provides a safe and effective way of drug …

Any therapeutic strategy developed for patients experiencing cancer pain depends on the
goals of care, which can be broadly categorized as prolonging survival, optimizing comfort …

Background Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) can reduce pain and opioid consumption
after cesarean delivery. This systematic review investigated the effectiveness of QLB in …

Morphine is the most practical and versatile analgesic for the relief of severe pain associated
with advanced cancer. Information is available in the literature about its use in routine …

Objectives. The goals of this study were to define the endpoints of pain research that are
important to patients with chronic pain and to identify clinical and demographic variables that …