[HTML][HTML] Understanding pruritus in systemic disease

M Krajnik, Z Zylicz - Journal of pain and symptom management, 2001 - Elsevier
Many pruritic conditions do not originate in the skin, but are the result of systemic abnormality.
Among the diseases that can cause pruritus are renal insufficiency, cholestasis, Hodgkin's …

Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement

…, DJA Janssen, MJ Johnson, M Krajnik… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Contrary to common perception, modern palliative care (PC) is applicable to all people with
an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage of disease …

[HTML][HTML] Physiotherapy programme reduces fatigue in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care: randomized controlled trial

…, J Budzyński, A Wójcik, A Prokop, M Krajnik - Supportive care in …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a common and relevant symptom in patients with
advanced cancer that significantly decreases their quality of life. The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Paroxetine in the treatment of severe non-dermatological pruritus: a randomized, controlled trial

Z Zylicz, M Krajnik, AA van Sorge… - Journal of pain and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Severe pruritus may be an idiopathic phenomenon or associated with advanced systemic
disease. It is one of the most distressing and difficult to treat symptoms. Uncontrolled studies …

Diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain: review of literature and recommendations of the Polish Association for the Study of Pain and the Polish Neurological …

…, J Wordliczek, A Stępień, M Krajnik… - Neurologia i …, 2014 - journals.viamedica.pl
Neuropathic pain may be caused by a variety of lesions or diseases of both the peripheral
and central nervous system. The most common and best known syndromes of peripheral …

Paroxetine for pruritus in advanced cancer.

Z Zylicz, C Smits, M Krajnik - Journal of pain and symptom …, 1998 - europepmc.org
Pruritus associated with malignancy may be one of the most bothersome symptoms in
advanced cancer. Its control is still difficult to achieve and is a challenge to palliative medicine …

Funding models in palliative care: lessons from international experience

…, C Bausewein, Á Csikós, M Krajnik… - Palliative …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Funding models influence provision and development of palliative care
services. As palliative care integrates into mainstream health care provision, opportunities to …

The presence of mu-, delta-, and kappa-opioid receptors in human heart tissue

P Sobanski, M Krajnik, M Shaqura… - Heart and vessels, 2014 - Springer
Functional evidence suggests that the stimulation of peripheral and central opioid receptors
(ORs) is able to modulate heart function. Moreover, selective stimulation of either cardiac or …

Potential uses of topical opioids in palliative care–report of 6 cases

M Krajnik, Z Zylicz, I Finlay, J Luczak, AA van Sorge - Pain, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Opioids used topically may exercise several useful clinical effects. Opioids may cause
immediate local analgesia and also may work indirectly through decreasing the inflammation …

[PDF][PDF] Why patients are afraid of opioid analgesics: a study on opioid perception in patients with chronic pain

M Graczyk, A Borkowska, M Krajnik - Pol Arch Intern Med, 2018 - researchgate.net
INTRODUCTION Opiophobia is deemed one of the key barriers in effective pain management.
OBJECTIVES The study aimed to assess the overall perception of opioids in cancer …