Results: Some 91 of the 100 charts were eligible for analysis. The most common primary
cancer type was gastrointestinal (22.1%). The median pain intensity was 6, and the median
MEDD was 45 mg. Neuropathic pain was associated with higher median pain intensity (7 vs. 5,
p ¼ 0.007) and median MEDD requirement (83 vs. 30, p ¼ 0.013). Psychological distress was
associated with higher median pain intensity (7 vs. 5, p ¼ 0.042). Incident pain was also
associated with a trend toward higher pain intensity (6 vs. 5, p ¼ 0.06). A higher number of
negative ECS–CP features was associated with higher pain intensity ( p ¼ 0.01).