| Autor: |
Thamyrys Bessa Silva, Marcella Araugio Soares Cardoso, Jayda Eiras Ramim, Anke Bergmann, Priscilla Brunelli Pujatti |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 58 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2175-9790 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s2175-97902022e191058 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Whole-body bone scintigraphy (WB-BS) is used for detecting and monitoring metastatic spread of prostate cancer (PCa) and to investigate bone pain episodes. To investigate the impact of a positive WB-BS on pain-relieving medicine prescription in PCa patients, a single-center, retrospective cohort study with PCa patients classified as positive for bone metastases (BM) by WB-BS was conducted. Demographic, clinical, and ambulatory pain-relieving medicine prescription data were evaluated. Pain-relieving medicines were categorized according to the WHO ‘Analgesic Ladder’. Regimens adopted before and after WB-BS were compared. Differences were considered significant at p |
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