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Calciphylaxis – Calcific uraemic arteriolopathy

Calciphylaxis is a rare disease usually seen in dialysis patients. Vascular calcification results in tissue necrosis; pain is a hallmark of this disease and can be extremely difficult to control. Anecdotal data suggests that pain management is variable across the UK but also around the world. This questionnaire aims to gather information on current practice as well as gauging the opinions of specialists involved in the care of patients with calciphylaxis.

The data generated will hopefully enable us to develop recommendations to help clinicians manage calciphylaxis associated pain.

The questionnaire should take no more than 10 minutes.







  1. Number one is your first choice, two is second choice etc.
  2. Background pain – pain that the patient is experiencing over the course of 24 hours. It may vary in intensity.
  3. Breakthrough pain – an exacerbation of more severe troublesome pain that may arise due to movement or may arise spontaneously as a spike in pain over and above the background pain.
  4. Procedure related pain – an exacerbation that occurs with wound management care.

Please drag and drop in order of preference from 1-10

Background Pain

  1. Alfentanil
  2. Buprenorphine
  3. Codeine
  4. Diamorphine
  5. Fentanyl
  6. Methadone
  7. Morphine
  8. Oxycodone
  9. Tapentadol
  10. Tramadol

Breakthrough Pain

  1. Alfentanil
  2. Buprenorphine
  3. Codeine
  4. Diamorphine
  5. Fentanyl
  6. Methadone
  7. Morphine
  8. Oxycodone
  9. Tapentadol
  10. Tramadol

Procedure Related Pain

  1. Alfentanil
  2. Buprenorphine
  3. Codeine
  4. Diamorphine
  5. Fentanyl
  6. Methadone
  7. Morphine
  8. Oxycodone
  9. Tapentadol
  10. Tramadol

Background pain – pain that the patient is experiencing over the course of 24 hours. It may vary in intensity.

Breakthrough pain – an exacerbation of more severe troublesome pain that may arise due to movement or may arise spontaneously as a spike in pain over and above the background pain.

Procedure related pain – an exacerbation that occurs with wound management care.

Please drag and drop in order of preference from 1-12

Background Pain

  1. Amitryptiline
  2. Benzodiazepine
  3. Duloxetine
  4. Gabapentin
  5. Ketamine
  6. Nitrous oxide
  7. Nortryptiline
  8. NSAID
  9. Paracetamol
  10. Pregabalin
  11. Sodium Valproate
  12. Steroids

Breakthrough Pain

  1. Amitryptiline
  2. Benzodiazepine
  3. Duloxetine
  4. Gabapentin
  5. Ketamine
  6. Nitrous oxide
  7. Nortryptiline
  8. NSAID
  9. Paracetamol
  10. Pregabalin
  11. Sodium Valproate
  12. Steroids

Procedure Related Pain

  1. Amitryptiline
  2. Benzodiazepine
  3. Duloxetine
  4. Gabapentin
  5. Ketamine
  6. Nitrous oxide
  7. Nortryptiline
  8. NSAID
  9. Paracetamol
  10. Pregabalin
  11. Sodium Valproate
  12. Steroids

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