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breakthrough pain: a standalone construct

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breakthroughpain1 CONSTRUCTBreakthrough painPORTENOY · PALLIATIVE CARE

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Palliative care

a transient flare of moderate or severe pain that occurs on top of otherwise controlled persistent pain, common in cancer.

In palliative care, breakthrough pain refers to a transient flare of moderate or severe pain that occurs on top of otherwise controlled persistent pain, common in cancer. This meaning comes from Portenoy (1990) in Pain.[1]

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References

  1. Portenoy, R. K., & Hagen, N. A. (1990). Breakthrough pain: definition, prevalence and characteristics. Pain, 41(3), 273-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(90)90004-w

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