Wednesday 16 January 2019

Systematic review and meta-analysis on non-opioid analgesics in palliative medicine

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2018 October 29
Robert H Schüchen, Martin Mücke, Milka Marinova, Dmitrij Kravchenko, Winfried Häuser, Lukas Radbruch, Rupert Conrad

This systematic review aimed to bring together the evidence for pain relief in palliative care but was able to identify only studies dealing with cancer pain.  The review summarises this evidence and highlights the lack of evidence for the management of pain with non-opioids in conditions other than cancer. 

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