Development of the palliative care referral system: proposal of a tool for the referral of cancer patients to specialized palliative care

Autor: Alessandra Pigni, Sara Alfieri, Augusto Tommaso Caraceni, Ernesto Zecca, Viviana Fusetti, Antonino Tallarita, Cinzia Brunelli

Publikováno v: BMC Palliative Care, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)

Abstract Background Early palliative care (PC) has shown beneficial effects for advanced cancer patients. However, it is still debated what criteria to use to identify patients for PC referral. Aim To document the initial steps of the development of

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Clown Therapy for procedural pain in children. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Autor: Viviana Fusetti, Luca Re, Alessandra Pigni, Antonino Tallarita, Silvia Cilluffo, Augusto Tommaso Caraceni, Maura Lusignani

Among the distraction techniques used for the non-pharmacological management of acute pediatric pain, one of the most performed is clown therapy. Despite the presence in the literature of some systematic reviews that evaluate its effectiveness, none

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Identification of genetic polymorphisms modulating nausea and vomiting in two series of opioid-treated cancer patients

Autor: Pål Klepstad, A. Caraceni, Cinzia Brunelli, Sara Noci, Stein Kaasa, Francesca Colombo, Oscar Corli, Frank Skorpen, Alessandra Pirola, Alessandra Pigni, Antonella Galvan, Anna Roberto, Rocco Piazza, Giulia Pintarelli, Carlo Gambacorti-Passerini

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group) 10 (2020). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-57358-y
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Colombo, Francesca; Pintarelli, Giulia; Galvan, Antonella; Noci, Sara; Corli, Oscar; Skorpen, Frank; Klepstad, Pål; Kaasa, Stein; Pigni, Alessandra; Brunelli, Cinzia; Roberto, Anna; Piazza, Rocco; Pirola, Alessandra; Gambacorti-Passerini, Carlo; Caraceni, Augusto Tommaso/titolo:Identification of genetic polymorphisms modulating nausea and vomiting in two series of opioid-treated cancer patients/doi:10.1038%2Fs41598-019-57358-y/rivista:Scientific reports (Nature Publishing Group)/anno:2020/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume:10

Nausea and vomiting are often associated with opioid analgesia in cancer patients; however, only a subset of patients develop such side effects. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the occurrence of nausea and vomiting is modulated by the genetic bac

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6969029

Fentanyl Sublingual Tablets Versus Subcutaneous Morphine for the Management of Severe Cancer Pain Episodes in Patients Receiving Opioid Treatment: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Noninferiority Trial

Autor: Alessandra Pigni, Ernesto Zecca, Cinzia Brunelli, Augusto Caraceni, Andrea Manzoni, Fabio Centurioni

Publikováno v: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 35(7)

Purpose Fentanyl sublingual tablets (FST) are a potentially useful alternative to parenteral opioids such as subcutaneous morphine (SCM) to treat severe cancer pain episodes. No direct comparison between FST and SCM is available. The aim of this stud

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28113021

Depression-A Major Contributor to Poor Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Autor: David C. Currow, Nina Aass, Hanne Cathrine Lie, Stein Kaasa, Kjersti Støen Grotmol, Torbjørn Moum, Jon Håvard Loge, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, Alessandra Pigni

Publikováno v: Journal of Pain Symptom and Management

Context Quality of life (QoL) and depression are important patient-reported outcomes in cancer care. However, the relative importance of depression severity in predicting QoL remains unclear because of few methodologically sound studies. Objectives T

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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2480247