Pain management effectiveness in advanced cancer: palliative care unit inpatient study.

Simone Garruth Dos Santos Machado Sampaio Maria Fernanda Fernandes Duarte Costa Marcela Amitrano Bilobran Andrezza Helena Regadas Muniz Patrícia Almeida Chelles Julia Werneck Paulino Soares de Souza Livia Costa de Oliveira

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2024)

Pain is a prevalent and impacting symptom in patients undergoing palliative care. Thus, objective analgesic adequacy assessments in specialised services are required. These findings reinforce the importance of effective pain control and corroborate the importance of employing objective tools in evaluating medical services and improving quality of life of patients.

Keyphrases

palliative care
pain management
advanced cancer
chronic pain
healthcare
patients undergoing
neuropathic pain
primary care
end stage renal disease
mental health
randomized controlled trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
systematic review
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
anti inflammatory