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ReviewAnesthesiology and pain medicine2024

A Narrative Review on Pain Management in Head and Neck Cancer: Integrating Multimodal Analgesia and Interventional Procedures.

Farnad Imani, Saleh Mohebbi, Masood Mohseni, Behnaz Karimi, Saeid Rahimi, Gholam Ali Dikafraz Shokooh

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Review in Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Monotherapy vs. combination paracetamol and tramadol for cancer-related pain in the emergency department: a comparative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  3. Mental Health Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction Patients.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Farnad ImaniPain Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0814-0772
Saleh MohebbiSkull Base Research Center, the Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masood MohseniPain Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7756-2878
Behnaz KarimiPain Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Saeid RahimiPain Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9684-1872
Gholam Ali Dikafraz ShokoohPain Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical interventions and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer frequently result in substantial instances of acute and chronic discomfort. Optimizing pain management techniques stands as a pivotal factor in enhancing the well-being and overall quality of life for patients. This comprehensive review discusses various pain conditions encountered after head and neck cancer and explores a multidimensional approach to pain management. The review highlights the significance of incorporating multimodal analgesia, physical therapy, psychological support, palliative care, and emerging techniques including nerve blocks to achieve efficacious pain control. Such an endeavor necessitates cooperation among head and neck surgeons, radiotherapists, and pain specialists.

Indexed as

Cancer PainChronic PainHead and Neck NeoplasmsNeck PainPain Management

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PMID39416798
PMCPMC11473993

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