abstract：:Several aspects of venipuncture technique were evaluated to assess their relationship to reported pain. Subjects were 514 children aged 5-17 who had venipuncture performed by a technician in a hospital outpatient laboratory. A research assistant timed the duration of venipuncture and then obtained visual analogue pain...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Lander J,Fowler-Kerry S,Oberle S

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective open study, 61 consecutive patients with terminal cancer admitted to the hospital underwent cognitive assessment using the Mini-Mental State Questionnaire three times a week between admission and discharge or death. Mini-Mental State Questionnaire score upon admission was 28 +/- 1.5 in patients who we...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Bruera E,Miller L,McCallion J,Macmillan K,Krefting L,Hanson J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative routes of drug delivery have particular relevance for use in chronic pain. When the pain experience is constant or nearly constant, a continuous infusion of drug is an ideal way to achieve effective pain relief. Early experience with the transdermal application of fentanyl in chronic cancer pain suggests t...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Simmonds MA,Richenbacher J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, double-blind, crossover study, we evaluated the effect of intravenous lidocaine (5 mg/kg body weight over 30 min) on the neuropathic pain of advanced cancer patients. Pain intensity, assessed by a visual analogue scale, did not show any significant difference between lidocaine and placebo infusion. Th...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Bruera E,Ripamonti C,Brenneis C,Macmillan K,Hanson J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty married patients with metastatic cancer, who were receiving opioid medication for cancer pain, were interviewed for this study. They were asked about their pain and its treatment, their beliefs regarding cancer pain, their concerns about opioid analgesics, their mood state, and the nature of their interaction wi...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Dar R,Beach CM,Barden PL,Cleeland CS

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For cancer patients, fatigue is a disturbing symptom caused by many factors. Since fatigue is the most common side effect of localized radiation to the breast, this treatment provides a unique opportunity to follow patients prospectively as they develop one type of fatigue. We evaluated the effect of radiation treatme...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Greenberg DB,Sawicka J,Eisenthal S,Ross D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wisconsin Cancer Pain Initiative was established in 1986 to address the various public and professional barriers to cancer pain management. This report discusses the initiative's model for physician education, which includes increasing factual knowledge, legitimizing cancer pain as an important treatment priority,...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Weissman DE,Gutmann M,Dahl JL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy is an indispensable modality in the palliation of cancer. All palliative care programs should be acquainted with its indications and have a close working relationship with a radiation oncology department. The technical aspects of the subject may be intimidating to many staff and patients, and departments ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Ashby M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances caused by skin problems may compromise the quality of life of cancer patients. The main complications affecting the skin comprise the dermatologic toxicity of anticancer therapy, bedsores, malignant ulcers, sores due to nonmetastatic cancer, pruritus, and infections. Most of the information available abou...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： De Conno F,Ventafridda V,Saita L

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an open, uncontrolled study designed to assess the effects of subcutaneous (SC) morphine on dyspnea of terminal cancer. Twenty patients with dyspnea caused by restrictive respiratory failure received an SC dose of morphine of 5 mg (5 patients who were not receiving narcotics), or equivalent to 2.5 times thei...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Bruera E,Macmillan K,Pither J,MacDonald RN

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of pain in the patient with advanced cancer requires comprehensive assessment and expertise in the application of many therapeutic techniques. Given the complexity of the problems posed by these patients, it is not surprising that most aspects of palliative care derive from personal anecdote and clinica...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Portenoy RK,Coyle N

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight consecutive patients with advanced cancer who required parenteral hydration were treated with hypodermoclysis. A solution of two-thirds 5% dextrose and one-third saline was used in all cases at a rate of 20-100 cc/hr, with 750 units of hyaluronidase per liter, and 20-40 mEq KCl/L were administered in all p...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Bruera E,Legris MA,Kuehn N,Miller MJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nursing care of the patient receiving spinal opioids for pain control is reviewed in a comprehensive manner. Selection of patients, nursing management and patient outcomes are discussed. Three pain control techniques are described: epidural opioid injection for cancer pain, epidural opioid infusion for acute postopera...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Turnage G,Clark L,Wild L

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rectal route for the administration of opioid analgesics is often forgotten by physicians seeking alternatives to the oral route. This article reviews the physiology of rectal drug absorption and such data as exists on the different opioids that have been administered by this route. Conventional fatty-based suppos...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Cole L,Hanning CD

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with advanced malignancy develop bone metastases, pathologic fractures, and skin breakdown, all of which compromise comfort and interfere with the delivery of patient care. In 1986, 38 Clinitron beds were utilized at Calvary Hospital, a specialty hospital for advanced cancer, for patients who were immobi...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Walsh M,Brescia FJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of undertreatment of acute postoperative pain has been documented in many studies. This article reviews this evidence and defines the problem of undertreatment as a group of attitudes about pain treatment that originate with deficiencies in knowledge and skills and lead to the development of inappropriate ...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Edwards WT

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the contribution of pain to psychiatric symptoms in 43 hospitalized children and adolescents referred for psychiatric evaluation in a pediatric cancer center during a 1-yr period. Procedures included determination of the primary reason for referral, child and parent diagnostic interviews assess...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Steif BL,Heiligenstein EL

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatment program was developed involving cognitive and behavioral strategies for the treatment of migraine headaches with adolescents at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. These techniques include: a headache diary, progressive relaxation techniques, cognitive restructuring, distraction or attention focusi...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Lascelles MA,Cunningham SJ,McGrath P,Sullivan MJ

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the data from two studies on the use of controlled-release morphine sulphate tablets for cancer pain relief. This preparation allows just two administrations per day, in comparison with immediate release oral aqueous morphine solution. The first study, a randomized trial carried out on 70 patients s...

journal_title：Journal of pain and symptom management

authors： Ventafridda V,Saita L,Barletta L,Sbanotto A,De Conno F

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00