[Painful wounds: a daily challenge, not a fatality].
Long neglected, the pain related to wounds is nowadays recognized as an important issue. This article reviews the physiopathological mechanisms and the types of pain related to wounds, their assessment modalities as well as the pharmacological and non-pharmacological analgesic treatments.
Service de Soins Palliatifs, Département de Médecine Interne, CHUV et Université de Lausanne. Claudia.Mazzocato@chuv.ch
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D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid