TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to pain management in the rehabilitation of the surgical oncology patient
AU - Silver, Julie
AU - Mayer, R. Samuel
PY - 2007/4/1
Y1 - 2007/4/1
N2 - Virtually every surgical oncology patient faces pain, and it can become a major barrier to rehabilitation and quality of life. Pain must be assessed as to its severity, etiology (somatic, visceral, or neuropathic), causation (directly from malignancy or from treatment side effects), and its impact on daily function. Treatments can include physical modalities, exercise, opioids, adjuvant medications, and interventional techniques. Barriers to treatment may include side effects, finances, and attitudes. New technologies in medication delivery systems, intrathecal pumps, injections, and surgery have greatly strengthened the armamentarium available to manage pain.
AB - Virtually every surgical oncology patient faces pain, and it can become a major barrier to rehabilitation and quality of life. Pain must be assessed as to its severity, etiology (somatic, visceral, or neuropathic), causation (directly from malignancy or from treatment side effects), and its impact on daily function. Treatments can include physical modalities, exercise, opioids, adjuvant medications, and interventional techniques. Barriers to treatment may include side effects, finances, and attitudes. New technologies in medication delivery systems, intrathecal pumps, injections, and surgery have greatly strengthened the armamentarium available to manage pain.
KW - Cancer pain
KW - Opioid
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Surgical oncology
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U2 - 10.1002/jso.20780
DO - 10.1002/jso.20780
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17377956
AN - SCOPUS:34247882861
SN - 0022-4790
VL - 95
SP - 427
EP - 435
JO - Journal of Surgical Oncology
JF - Journal of Surgical Oncology
IS - 5
ER -