Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · May 2007
Comparative Study[Differences in the prescription of analgesics in the treatment of cancer pain in six Danish pain treatment units].
30-40% of cancer patients suffer from pain at diagnosis while 70-80% of patients at progressed stages of the disease suffer from pain. Background pain is treated with long-acting opioids. Breakthrough pain can be treated with shorter acting non-opioid analgesics or opioids. ⋯ Secondary analgesics and paracetamol and/or NSAID were also prescribed for background pain. The strong opioids were prescribed for the treatment of breakthrough pain. Differences in the prescription of analgesics between the six hospital units were observed in this study.