Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Controlled or Uncontrolled Pain: An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Breakthrough pain (BTP) is traditionally defined as a pain exacerbation in patients with chronic controlled pain. However, this definition has recently been challenged.

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Main Authors: Antonio Gatti, Marta Gentili, Marco Baciarello, Marzia Lazzari, Rossella Marzi, Elisa Palombo, Alessandro F Sabato, Guido Fanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/646312
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spelling doaj-art-22a614cf5ffc4d6fa1459742cf4e59a92025-08-20T02:04:37ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652014-01-01196e168e17110.1155/2014/646312Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Controlled or Uncontrolled Pain: An Observational StudyAntonio Gatti0Marta Gentili1Marco Baciarello2Marzia Lazzari3Rossella Marzi4Elisa Palombo5Alessandro F Sabato6Guido Fanelli7Emergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPatient association “Vivere senza dolore”, Milan, ItalyAnesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyEmergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyPain Therapy Department Maggiore della carità Hospital, Novara, ItalyEmergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyEmergency Care, Critical Care Medicine, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Department, Tor Vergata Polyclinic, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyAnesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyBACKGROUND: Breakthrough pain (BTP) is traditionally defined as a pain exacerbation in patients with chronic controlled pain. However, this definition has recently been challenged.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/646312
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Pain Research and Management
title Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Controlled or Uncontrolled Pain: An Observational Study
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