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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun;11(2):126-127.
doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002290. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Parecoxib for opioid-induced hyperalgesia

Emily Kellett  1 , Richard Berman  2 , Helen Morgan  3 , Joanne Collins  4
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Parecoxib for opioid-induced hyperalgesia

Emily Kellett et al. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

This paper describes the case report of a patient admitted to hospital with severe and complex pain and subacute bowel obstruction, who failed to respond to multiple analgesic regimens including ketamine burst and opioid rotation, and was subsequently successfully managed with a parecoxib infusion.

Keywords: cancer; drug administration; pain; supportive care.

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