Les accès douloureux paroxystiques : nouveau concept ou phénomène ?

A new terminology used to describe breakthrough pain BTP - episodic pain in populations with chronic pain - has been widely debated, and various definitions have been created and published in the medical literature. There is no international consensus about the definition. The translation in French is “accès douloureux paroxystique” (ADP, it can be translate like: paroxysitic attack painful). The optimal management of BTP depends on a detailed assessment and their treatment is not only fentanyl (Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate, Fentanyl bucal tablet, sublingual fentanyl or intranasal fentanyl).