"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) |
C23.888.592.612.191 F02.830.816.131 G11.561.790.444.393
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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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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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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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A European survey of oncology nurse breakthrough cancer pain practices. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Feb; 17(1):95-100.