The McGill University Health Centre Cancer Pain Clinic: A Retrospective Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Cancer Pain Management

Table 7

Predictors for positive analgesic outcomes.

Variables predicting a pain reduction ()
50% BPI worst pain	Use of methadone at FU2; Use of short acting opioids at FU2
30% BPI worst pain	Male gender
50% ESAS pain	Male gender
30% ESAS pain	Male gender; Using any opioid during the initial visit; Prescription of sedatives at FU1