Palliative care 2017

More & better treatment…?

A Scottisch survey suggests that

of the 8%–20% of cancer patients

who have indications for treatment by anesthesiology pain specialists,

…few patients are ever referred for specialty pain consultation

Linklater GT, Leng ME, Tiernan EJ, et al. Pain management services in palliative care: a national survey. Palliative Medicine 2002; 16: 435-9