Abstract
Cancer patients experience episodes of increase in pain on a background of continuous pain. Breakthrough pain is defined as a transitory exacerbation of pain that occurs on a background of otherwise stable pain in a patient receiving chronic opioid therapy (Portenoy and Hagen 1990).
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Portenoy RK et al. Breakthrough pain: definitions, prevalence and characteristics. Pain. 1990;41:273–81.
Portenoy RK, Messina J, Xie F et al. Fentanyl buccal tablet for relief of breakthrough pain in opioid treated patients with chronic low back pain. Current Medical Research and Opinion 2007;23(1):223–233.
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Gupta, R. (2014). Breakthrough Pain. In: Pain Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55061-4_41
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