Green, E., Zwaal, C., Beals, C., Fitzgerald, B., Harle, I., Jones, J., . . . Wiernikowski, J. (2010). Cancer-related pain management: A report of evidence-based recommendations to guide practice. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 26, 449–462.
To assess existing guidelines, related and unrelated to cancer, as a means of developing evidence-based, consensual recommendations regarding the management of cancer-related pain in adults and children with cancer
The reference provides AGREE scores for 11 aspects of pain management across the eight published guidelines as well as detailed recommendations for each of the aspects of pain management.
The authors reviewed these guidelines:
The analysis led to the statements and recommendations that follow.
Authors did not identify any conflicts of interest.
This reference, a set of standards of practice, provides extensive and detailed guidance regarding all aspects of pain management. The standards can be a very useful reference through the entire process of pain management for patients with cancer.
Refer to the original document: This summary does not contain the full detail that the guidelines provide. The guidelines discuss opioid dosage determination in detail and recommend nonpharmacologic methods; however, the guidelines do not make specific recommendations about modality.