Current Approach to Treatment of Pain in Patients with Endometriosis: Results of a Survey of Specialists in Italy

In: Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders · 2015 · vol. 7(1) , pp. 49–50 · doi:10.5301/je.5000204 · W1987660438
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Italian specialists primarily use NSAIDs for endometriosis pain, rarely opioids, and show varied awareness of drug side effects and relevant pain management legislation.

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paracetamol (14% to 18%) and newer coxib compounds (4% to 6%), with the use of opioids limited to a minority of cases (range 0 to 8% of cases). When asked about side effects, specialists seemed to be well aware of their incidence. The potential for side effects of NSAIDs at the gastrointestinal level was well-recognized by the majority of the specialists interviewed (61%), while the potential side effects of opioids (somnolence, etc) at the central nervous system level was indicated only by a minority of physicians (21%). Finally, and most interestingly, only a minority of specialists indicated that they had even a fair knowledge of law 38/2010 (16%), while more than one third of the specialists interviewed (34%) candidly declared their lack of knowledge of the law.

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