title: Minimising pain at dressing changes.
abstract: This article emphasises the importance of preventing pain in wound management. It describes the physiology and aetiology of wound pain, discusses how to assess for pain and outlines strategies to prevent and manage wound pain.
authors.affiliation: Menna.Jones@nww-tr.wales.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Menna Lloyd
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology