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- Luis Cabezón-Gutiérrez, María Aurora Viloria-Jiménez, Juan Pérez-Cajaraville, Cecilio Álamo-González, José Antonio López-Trigo, Pedro Gil-Gregorio, and en representación del Comité de Expertos del Dolor de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología.
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario de Torrejón, Madrid, España. Electronic address: lcabezon@torrejonsalud.com.
- Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2017 Sep 1; 52 (5): 271-277.
AbstractBreakthrough pain is defined as an acute exacerbation of pain with rapid onset, short duration and moderate or high intensity, which occurs spontaneously or in connection with a predictable or unpredictable event despite there being stabilised and controlled baseline pain. However, there are doubts about the definition, terminology, epidemiology, and assessment of breakthrough pain, with no clear answers or consensus, especially in the elderly population. This non-systematic review summarises the most important aspects of breakthrough pain in the elderly, based on the limited publications there are in that population group.Copyright © 2016 SEGG. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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