Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Controlled or Uncontrolled Pain: An Observational Study

Antonio Gatti; Marta Gentili; Marco Baciarello; Marzia Lazzari; Rossella Marzi; Elisa Palombo; Alessandro F Sabato; Guido Fanelli

doi:10.1155/2014/646312

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2014)

Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Controlled or Uncontrolled Pain: An Observational Study

Antonio Gatti,
Marta Gentili,
Marco Baciarello,
Marzia Lazzari,
Rossella Marzi,
Elisa Palombo,
Alessandro F Sabato,
Guido Fanelli

Affiliations

Antonio Gatti: Emergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Marta Gentili: Patient association “Vivere senza dolore”, Milan, Italy
Marco Baciarello: Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Marzia Lazzari: Emergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Rossella Marzi: Pain Therapy Department Maggiore della carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
Elisa Palombo: Emergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Alessandro F Sabato: Emergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Guido Fanelli: Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/646312
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 6
pp. e168 – e171

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Breakthrough pain (BTP) is traditionally defined as a pain exacerbation in patients with chronic controlled pain. However, this definition has recently been challenged.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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