ArticleBritish journal of pain2024
A rapid systematic review of breakthrough pain definitions and descriptions.
Article in British journal of pain, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06790719 (Development and Validation of a Paediatric Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Development and Validation of a Paediatric Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Establishing Consensus on the Breakthrough Pain Assessment Questionnaire-Self Report (BTPAQ-SR) for Typically Developing Children and Young People (8-25 yrs) with Life-Limiting and Life-Threatening Conditions: An International e-Delphi Study of Expert Healthcare Professionals.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical practice guidelines for postoperative pain management in adults (2024 edition).Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine · 2025Review
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- Definition and Assessment of Paediatric Breakthrough Pain: A Qualitative Interview Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Breakthrough pain is common in life-limiting conditions and at end-of-life. Despite over 30 years of study, there is little consensus regarding the definition and characteristics of breakthrough pain. Objective: This study aims to update and expand a 2010 systematic review by Haugen and colleagues to identify (1) all definitions of breakthrough pain and (2) all descriptions and classifications of breakthrough pain reported by patients, caregivers, clinicians, and experts. Design: This rapid systematic review followed the Cochrane Rapid Review Methods Group guidelines. A protocol is published on PROSPERO (CRD42019155583). Data sources: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and the Web of Science were searched for breakthrough pain terms from the inception dates of each database to 26th August 2022. Results: We identified 65 studies that included data on breakthrough pain definitions, descriptions, or classifications from patients ( Conclusions: Despite ongoing efforts, there is still no consensus on the definition of breakthrough pain. A compromise is needed on breakthrough pain nomenclature to collect reliable incidence and prevalence data and to inform further refinement of the construct.
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