Rational use of analgesic combinations.
Author(s): Phero JC, Becker D
Affiliation(s): University of Cincinnati Physicians Pain Center, Anesthesia Department, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Post Office Box 670531, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0531, USA. james.phero@uc.edu
Publication date & source: 2002-10, Dent Clin North Am., 46(4):691-705.
Publication type: Review
Careful selection of an effective analgesic regimen based on the amount and type of pain the patient is expected to have can prevent the stress and anxiety associated with breakthrough pain. When analgesics fail, it is not unusual for patients to go to desperate lengths to seek relief. The clinician can and should develop a variety of effective, safe analgesic regimens based on estimates of anticipated pain intensity that apply sound pharmacologic principles.
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