Buchanan A, Davies A, Geerling J. Breakthrough cancer pain: the role of the nurse.
Int J Palliat Nurs 2014;
20:126-9. [PMID:
24675538 DOI:
10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.3.126]
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Abstract
Breakthrough pain is common in patients with cancer and is a significant cause of morbidity in this group of patients. Breakthrough pain is a heterogeneous condition, and so its management needs to be individualised. This paper describes the management of breakthrough pain and, specifically, the recently published guidelines of the European Oncology Nursing Society.
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