The views of young Turkish people on the acceptability of physicianassisted suicide (PAS) in the case of patients suffering from intractable pain or in a state of complete dependence were examined. Ninety-nine participants aged 18-25 were presented with scenarios depicting different situations in which a patient, who suffered from an illness that left her in a state of complete dependence or in...

Article history: Received 25 September 2016 Accepted 1 October 2016 Conservative therapy is often the first-line treatment for many symptoms of various disease processes, including pain. Nevertheless, if pharmacological or medical management fails for those patients with severe and chronic pain, a surgical strategy may be a reasonable option. First performed for psychiatric disorders, cinguloto...

Rotation among opioids to minimize side effects and improve analgesia is a common clinical strategy in pain and palliative care. Methadone is frequently prescribed during opioid rotation, either by mouth or intravenously (IV) with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) at home. However, there is a lack of consensus on rotation strategies from other opioids to methadone, as well as on conversion rat...

Background: Post-hemorrhoidectomy pain is common, usually temporary, and responsive to analgesics. However, some patients experience prolonged, intractable anal pain, which refractory conventional analgesics adversely effects quality of life. We aimed evaluate the efficacy a combination injection containing local anesthesia steroids for treatment post-hemorrhoidectomy pain.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the beneficial effect of botulinum toxin A (Botox) injection into the subscapularis muscle on intractable hemiplegic shoulder pain. METHODS Six stroke patients with intractable hemiplegic shoulder pain were included. Botulinum toxin A was injected into the subscapularis muscle. Intractable hemiplegic shoulder pain was evaluated using an 11-point numerical rating scale. P...

Nearly 6,750,000 people suffer moderate to severe cancer-related pain each year. Unfortunately, 10% to 15% of these patients fail to achieve acceptable pain relief with conventional management. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used with increased frequency for successful treatment of intractable cancer pain. We present two cases of intractable, refractory-to-conventional treatment cancer ...