Acute wound pain: gaining a better understanding.
OBJECTIVE
To provide the wound care practitioner with an overview of research and knowledge about the causes, mechanisms, contributing factors, and management of acute wound pain.


BACKGROUND
This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.


OBJECTIVE
After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the causes of acute wound pain. 2. Discuss research findings related to the physiology of wound pain. 3. Identify current concepts in the management of acute wound pain.
Arroyo-Novoa
Carmen Mabel
CM
University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Figueroa-Ramos
Milagros I
MI
Miaskowski
Christine
C
Padilla
Geraldine
G
Stotts
Nancy
N
Puntillo
Kathleen A
KA
D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D009619:Nociceptors; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*