Author/Editor		Anžič, J
Title		Zdravljenje bolečine pri otroku z rakom
Translated title		Pain relief in childhood cancer
Type		članek
Source		Slov Pediatr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 9, št. 2-3
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 110-5
Language		slo
Abstract		Pain is always a subjective experience influenced by complex and variable factors. In a child with cancer, pain could be disease-related, caused by anticancer treatment or due to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Expression of pain and the ability of children to describe their pain experience differs throughout their development. Non-pharmacological measures for pain relief are an integral part of pain treatment. Non-opioid analgesics are used for mild pain, opioids are needed to control moderate or severe pain. Sometimes adjuvant drugs should be included in therapy for adequate pain control or for the alleviation of other unpleasant symptoms. For effective pain relief health-care workers should have an adequate knowledge of pain control, and cooperation between different health-care services must be organized.
Summary		Bolečina je vedno subjektivna zaznava, na njeno občutenje pa vplivajo kompleksni in variabilni dejavniki. Otrok z rakom ima lahko bolečine zaradi bolezni, zaradi njenega zdravljenja ali medicinskih posegov. Izražanje bolečine in sposobnost otrok za opis bolečinske izkušnje se med otrokovim razvojem spreminjajo. Nefarmakološki ukrepi so integralni del zdravljenja bolečine. Neopiatne analgetike uporabljamo za zdravljenje blage bolečine, opiati pa so potrebni za zmerno hude in hude bolečine. Včasih je potrebno uporabiti še druga zdravila za zadovoljivo olajšanje bolečine. Za učinkovito pomoč proti bolečini zdravstveni delavci potrebujejo ustrezno znanje. Potrebno je tudi sodelovanje zdravstvenih delavcev primarne zdravstvene službe in centra za otroško onkologijo.
Descriptors		NEOPLASMS PAIN PAIN MEASUREMENT CHILD ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC ANALGESICS, OPIOID