{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Latin-American guidelines for cancer pain management.
{Author}: Lara-Solares A;Ahumada Olea M;Basantes Pinos ALÁ;Bistre Cohén S;Bonilla Sierra P;Duarte Juárez ER;Símon Escudero OA;Santacruz Escudero JG;Flores Cantisani JA;
{Journal}: Pain Manag
{Volume}: 7
{Issue}: 4
{Year}: Jul 2017
暂无{DOI}: 10.2217/pmt-2017-0006
{Abstract}: Cancer is a major public health issue. Poor pain management has devastating consequences that seriously affect quality of life, diminish functionality and place a huge emotional burden on patients and their relatives. A group of Latin American opinion leaders were invited to participate in a meeting to discuss areas associated with cancer pain. The expert panel reviewed the latest literature to draft region-specific guidelines for effective pain management. The guidelines make recommendations on tailoring treatment to the specific type of pain and provide local physicians with the state-of-the art findings in the field. Management should be with pharmacological approaches (nonopioid, adjuvant and opioid analgesics, as well as oncologic therapies and interventional procedures) and nonpharmacological approaches.