Evaluations of NSAIDs and Opioids as Analgesics in Pediatric Oncology

• Main Authors: Eduardo Ladeia Leal (Author), Paulo Caleb Júnior Lima Santos (Author), Thuane Sales Gonçalves (Author), Mariana Martins Gonzaga do Nascimento (Author), Fábio Cardoso Cruz (Author), Flávia Borelli Gomes do Nascimento (Author), Carolina Paula Jesus Kasa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As one of the leading causes of death in childhood, cancer also causes discomfort to pediatric patients. Even with guidelines for pain management, more than half of hospitalized children have intense and unrelieved pain. The present work aims to describe the intensity of pain and its pharmacological...