Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH): Case Study of a Woman with Metastatic Colon Cancer

Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH): Case Study of a Woman with Metastatic Colon Cancer

Pain is an unpleasant experience and a subjective term that is associated with tissue damage. Cancer patients experience pain for a myriad of reasons, from disease related to treatment causes and unrelated to both of these categories. Opioids are the mainstay in the treatment of moderate to severe c...

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Published in:Archives of anesthesiology and critical care Vol. 10; no. 1
Main Authors: Dini, Naeemeh, Rafsanjani, Zahra Jahangard, Tahmasebi, Mamak
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01-12-2024
Subjects:
Cancer
Ketamine
Methadone
Opioid
Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia (OIH)
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Summary:Pain is an unpleasant experience and a subjective term that is associated with tissue damage. Cancer patients experience pain for a myriad of reasons, from disease related to treatment causes and unrelated to both of these categories. Opioids are the mainstay in the treatment of moderate to severe cancer pain. Progressive opioid dose increases can cause opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH). OIH has no definite management, here we present a 47-year-old cancer patient with OIH and her management
ISSN:2423-5849
2423-5849
DOI:10.18502/aacc.v10i1.14779