How are topical opioids used to manage painful cutaneous lesions in palliative care? A critical review

Pain. 2013 Oct;154(10):1920-1928. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.016. Epub 2013 Jun 15.

Authors

Tanya Graham¹, Patricia Grocott, Sebastian Probst, Steven Wanklyn, Jacqueline Dawson, Georgina Gethin

Affiliation

¹ King's College London, London, UK Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.

PMID: 23778297
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Inflammatory wound pain; Palliative care; Topical opioids.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Topical
Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage*
Humans
Pain / diagnosis
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain Management / methods*
Palliative Care / methods*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods
Skin Ulcer / diagnosis
Skin Ulcer / drug therapy*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid