Table 2 Preferred first-choice adjuvant agent for management of pain split by speciality (number of respondents)
Pain type | Drug | Total | Renal medicine | Palliative care |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Background pain | Paracetamol | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| Â | Amitriptyline | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Â | Gabapentin | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Â | Pregabalin | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Â | Ketamine | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Breakthrough pain | ||||
| Â | Paracetamol | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| Â | Amitriptyline | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Gabapentin | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Â | Ketamine | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Procedure related pain | ||||
| Â | Paracetamol | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Â | Benzodiazepine | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Â | Nitrous oxide | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Â | Ketamine | 7 | 0 | 7 |