Breakthrough Pain in Patients with Controlled or Uncontrolled Pain: An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Breakthrough pain (BTP) is traditionally defined as a pain exacerbation in patients with chronic controlled pain. However, this definition has recently been challenged.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonio Gatti, Marta Gentili, Marco Baciarello, Marzia Lazzari, Rossella Marzi, Elisa Palombo, Alessandro F Sabato, Guido Fanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/646312