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Abstract
Opioid dosing strategies for acute pain differ from strategies for chronic pain management. The basic principles of effective, safe dosing are rapid titration to the onset of analgesia followed by maintenance infusions based upon the titrated dose. This article presents guidelines and case histories for safe and effective dosing.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14748523 DOI: 10.1177/104990910402100111
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hosp Palliat Care ISSN: 1049-9091 Impact factor: 2.500