Hence, we come back to the WHO analgesic ladder and its advocacy for the judicious use of opioids against cancer pain. Also, in light of the devastating effects of the US opioid epidemic, I contend ...

The analgesic ladder proposed by the World Health Organization in 1986 provided the grounds for the routine use of opioids according to pain intensity and, since then, its use has been discussed for ...

The administration of sucrose may have analgesic effects during skin-breaking procedures performed on preterm infants hospitalized in an NICU.

The following is the summary of “An international, open-label, randomised trial comparing a two-step approach versus the standard three-step approach of the WHO analgesic ladder in patients with ...

A randomized controlled trial found that patients randomized to celiac neurolysis prior to step 2 on the WHO analgesic ladder experienced better pain control and quality of life vs those who received ...

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience has published a best practice guideline for the management and reduction of cancer-associated pain.

A randomized controlled trial found that patients randomized to celiac neurolysis prior to step 2 on the WHO analgesic ladder experienced better pain control and quality of life vs those who ...

Firstly, it is the only weak opioid, representing step 2 of the WHO analgesic ladder (Anekar and Cascella, 2020), which is frequently used in Poland. Moreover, it also has a specific formal status in ...