 Breakthrough Pain
"Breakthrough Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute pain that comes on rapidly despite the use of pain medication.
| Descriptor ID |
D059390
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.617.178 C23.888.646.182 F02.830.816.131 G11.561.600.810.444.393
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| Concept/Terms |
Breakthrough Pain- Breakthrough Pain
- Breakthrough Pains
- Pains, Breakthrough
- Pain, Breakthrough
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breakthrough Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Wengström Y, Rundström C, Geerling J, Pappa T, Weisse I, Williams SC, Zavratnik B, Rustøen T. The management of breakthrough cancer pain--educational needs a European nursing survey. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2014 Jan; 23(1):121-8.
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Rustøen T, Geerling JI, Pappa T, Rundström C, Weisse I, Williams SC, Zavratnik B, Wengström Y. How nurses assess breakthrough cancer pain, and the impact of this pain on patients' daily lives--results of a European survey. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Aug; 17(4):402-7.
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Rustøen T, Geerling JI, Pappa T, Rundström C, Weisse I, Williams SC, Zavratnik B, Kongsgaard UE, Wengström Y. A European survey of oncology nurse breakthrough cancer pain practices. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Feb; 17(1):95-100.
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