Palliative care 2017
Analgesics: the WHO ladder
• Prospective series of 129 patients
[Ventafidda et al 1987]
Pain control using ladder in 871
Step 1 alone: Step 2 alone: Step 3 alone:
11%
24%
26.5% 33.6%
All 3 steps:
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Analgesics: the WHO ladder
• Prospective series of 129 patients
[Ventafidda et al 1987]
Pain control using ladder in 871
Step 1 alone: Step 2 alone: Step 3 alone:
11%
24%
26.5% 33.6%
All 3 steps:
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