The management of chronic pain in palliative non-cancer patients

Eduardo Bruera; Catherine M. Neumann

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192629609.003.0007

The management of chronic pain in palliative non-cancer patients

Eduardo Bruera, Catherine M. Neumann

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Abstract

Pain is a frequent and devastating complication in palliative care patients with diseases other than cancer. Unfortunately, current knowledge about the frequency, pathophysiology, and clinical course of these pain syndromes is limited as compared to pain syndromes in cancer patients. There is evidence that pain in palliative non-cancer patients is frequently underdiagnosed and under-treated. This chapter suggests some guidelines for the assessment and management of non-cancer pain, and reviews the characteristics and patterns of care of some of the more common pain syndromes in palliative care patients with diseases other than cancer. Some possible future research areas are also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Palliative Care for Non-cancer Patients
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191730054
ISBN (Print)	9780192629609
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192629609.003.0007
State	Published - Nov 17 2011

Keywords

Non-cancer patients
Pain management
Pain syndromes
Patient care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Nursing

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