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Pattern and Quality of Care of Cancer Pain Management. Results From the Cancer Pain Outcome Research Study Group
Adequacy of Pain Management in Advanced Cancer
G Apolone, O Corli, A Caraceni, E Negri, S Deandrea, M Montanari, MT Greco
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2009 May 12
Br J Cancer
Pattern and Quality of Care of Cancer Pain Management. Results From the Cancer Pain Outcome Research Study Group
Br J Cancer. 2009 May 12;100:1566-1574, G Apolone, O Corli, A Caraceni, E Negri, S Deandrea, M Montanari, MT Greco
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Abstract
Most patients with advanced or metastatic cancer experience pain and despite several guidelines, undertreatment is well documented. A multicenter, open-label, prospective, non-randomised study was launched in Italy in 2006 to evaluate the epidemiology, patterns and quality of pain care of cancer patients. To assess the adequacy of analgesic care, we used a standardised measure, the pain management index (PMI), that compares the most potent analgesic prescribed for a patient with the reported level...
