Pain management in trauma patients.
Trauma is a major cause of mortality throughout the world. In recent years, major advances have been made in the management of trauma, the end result of which has been reduced mortality and enhanced function. One of these areas is pain control. Improved pain management has not only led to increased comfort in trauma patients, but has also been shown to reduce morbidity and improve long-term outcomes. This review focuses on the treatment of pain in the setting of acute injury and on pain management in trauma patients who go on to develop chronic pain. Emphasis is placed on pharmacologic interventions, invasive and noninvasive pain management techniques, analgesia in challenging patients, and pain control in commonly encountered trauma conditions.
Cohen
Steven P
SP
Pain Management Center, Department of Anesthesiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Christo
Paul J
PJ
Moroz
Lee
L
D000672:Amputation Stumps; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
D000700:Analgesics