%0 Journal Article
%T Combination of oxycodone/naloxone for severe oncologic pain treatment
%A P. Desio
%J Pathos : Trimestrale di Algologia
%D 2011
%I Publiediting
%X From February to April 2011, 46 patients (27 male and 19 female) suffering from different cancer pain were treated with an associationof oxycodone/naloxone.The pain intensity of each patient was assessed by the visual analoguescale (VAS). The measurements were taken at T0 - T15 - T30 - T45 -T60 and T75.The therapy¡¯s efficacy, the side effects and the sleep¡¯s quality were evaluated.The results observed were: a better control of pain which allows patients to achieve effective self-care with a sooner return to everyday life and a tendency to zero of the side effects (especially the constipation).
%K Oxycodone
%K naloxone
%K cancer pain
%K constipation
%U http://www.pathos-journal.com/doc/Pathos_18,__2-3,_23__Associazione_ossicodone_naloxone.pdf