A rapid systematic review of breakthrough pain definitions and descriptions.

Katie GreenfieldDaniel E SchothRichard D W HainSimon BaileyChristine MottDilini RajapakseEmily HarropKate RentonAnna-Karenia AndersonBernie CarterMargaret JohnsonChristina Liossi

Published in: British journal of pain (2023)

Despite ongoing efforts, there is still no consensus on the definition of breakthrough pain. A compromise is needed on breakthrough pain nomenclature to collect reliable incidence and prevalence data and to inform further refinement of the construct.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
systematic review
pain management
neuropathic pain
risk factors
machine learning
postoperative pain