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2022 09


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Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia Versus Oral Opioid to Maintain Analgesia for Severe Cancer Pain: A Randomized Phase II Trial.

Authors

Lin R, Zhu J, Luo Y, Lv X, Lu M, Chen H, Zou H, Zhang Z, Lin S, Wu M, Li X, Zhou M, Zhao S, Su L, Liu J, Huang C
J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 09; 20(9):1013-1021.e3.
PMID: 36075387.

Abstract

Optimal analgesic maintenance for severe cancer pain is unknown. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IPCA) with continuous infusion plus rescue dose or bolus-only dose versus conventional oral extended-release morphine as a background dose with normal-release morphine as a rescue dose to maintain analgesia in patients with severe cancer pain after successful opioid titration.