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Related Articles Opioid treatment for mixed pain in pediatric patients assisted by the Palliative Care team. Five years of experience. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2018 Feb 01;116(1):62-64 Authors: Yazde Puleio ML, Gómez KV, Majdalani A, Pigliapoco V, Santos Chocler G Abstract Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Depending on its pathophysiological mechanism, it may be classified into nociceptive, neuropathic, and mixed pain. If pain is moderate to severe, a strong opioid should be administered and, when this is the case, morphine is the drug of choice. If morphine is ineffective…
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