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- Title
Procedimentos intervencionistas para o manejo da dor no câncer.
- Authors
Peixoto Minson, Fabiola; Dias Assis, Fabrício; Vanetti, Thais Kfouri; Sardá Junior, Jamir; Pereira Mateus, Wanessa; Del Giglio, Auro
- Abstract
Objective: To describe types of interventional medical procedures its rationale use and benefits for a population with cancer assisted at a private hospital in São Paulo. Methods: Quantitative and descriptive cross-sectional study using data from patients submitted to interventional procedures between 2007 and 2008. We used descriptive and inferential statistics (frequency, mean, and t-test) to analyze data. Results: A total of 137 patients were submitted to interventional procedures for pain and, out of this total, 14 mentioned cancer-related pain. The mean pain intensity was 7.1 before the procedure and 1.3 after it. Reduction in pain intensity was statistically significant in this population (t=9.09; p=0.001). In almost 70% of patients (n=10) a reduction of 50% of the consumption of opioid a month after the procedure was realized. Conclusion: These results are in accordance with the literature and support the efficacy of interventional procedures for several types of cancer pain
- Subjects
SAO Paulo (Brazil); BRAZIL; PAIN management; CANCER patients; OPIOIDS; HOSPITAL patients
- Publication
Einstein (16794508), 2012, Vol 10, Issue 3, p292
- ISSN
1679-4508
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1679-45082012000300006