Pain in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients: a review for nurse anesthetists.
Pain is the most common reason for the hospitalization of people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The epidemiology of this disease and limitations of available therapies suggest that HIV/AIDS pain will be a treatment challenge within and beyond the perioperative realm for some time to come. This paper examines HIV/AIDS pain by major body systems. Suggestions are provided for pain assessment in HIV/AIDS patients. Both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment of pain in this complex population are described.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement
D000700:Analgesics