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A Comprehensive Review of Rapid-Onset Opioids for Breakthrough Pain
Breakthrough pain (BTP) is a transitory pain (reaching maximum severity in ∼15 minutes and lasting ∼60 minutes in patients with cancer) that occurs despite the management of chronic pain with long-term around-the-clock analgesia. BTP occurs in 33–65% of patients with chronic cancer pain and in ∼70%...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3625411/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22668247 http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/11630580-000000000-00000 |