Safety and efficacy of pentazocine-midazolam combination for pain and anxiety relief in radiofrequency ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Masanori Nakano Yuichi TorisuChika NakagawaKaoru UedaTomoya KanaiChisato Saeki Tsunekazu OikawaMasayuki Saruta

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2022)

A combination of pentazocine and midazolam is safe and effective for pain and anxiety relief experienced by patients undergoing RFA for local treatment of HCC.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
chronic pain
patients undergoing
pain management
neuropathic pain
stem cells
mesenchymal stem cells
depressive symptoms
cell therapy