Efectividad clínica de los opioides en pacientes pediátricos en el Instituto Oncológico Nacional Dr. Juan Tanca Marengo SOLCA- Guayaquil.

Abstract

Pain is the most relevant and frequent symptom in pediatric oncology patients, which constitutes an exacerbated fear for the child and her family. So wear and tear management patient suffering is reduced thanks to pharmacological treatment with opioids as an essential pillar for the management of cancer pain. This study suggests that Opioids are essential to control pain, however, there is still resistance to Its use. Objective: To analyze the clinical aspects of opioids as treatment analgesic, in order to determine its effectiveness in managing pain in patients Pediatrics at the National Oncology Institute (ION) Dr. Juan Tanca Marengo SOLCA - Guayaquil. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of data recorded in cards clinics for cancer patients admitted to the ION SOLCA-Guayaquil. For him development of the research data were collected from the medical records of the patients in the system. Through the database, patients were identified diagnosed with cancer and who were under palliative care under the application of opioid medications, also identifying patients who presented mild pain, moderate and severe, information necessary to establish the positive impact of the use of the analgesia in pediatric cancer patients. Results: In this study it was identified that the use of opioids for the treatment of pain in pediatric cancer patients was achieved to reduce the prevalence of pain within the period of time of hospitalization. For another hand, in 63% of male patients and in 57% of female patients no adjuvants were administered. Conclusion: In pediatric cancer patients, the pain management improves their living conditions, through the application of drugs achieving adequate pain control, without observing severe complications.