Pain management in patients with end-stage renal disease and calciphylaxis- a survey of clinical practices among physicians

Pain management in patients with end-stage renal disease and calciphylaxis- a survey of clinical practices among physicians

Abstract Background Calciphylaxis is a rare condition usually seen in patients with end-stage renal disease. Pain is a hallmark of this condition and can be extremely difficult to control. Anecdotal data suggests that pain management in calciphylaxis is challenging with variable approaches across th...

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Main Authors: Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Smeeta Sinha, Aoife C Lowney, Mary Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Calciphylaxis
Guidelines
Opioids
Pain management
Palliative care
Survey
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02067-2

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