title: Can we prevent acute pain becoming chronic?
abstract: Differences between acute and chronic pain are discussed and predisposing factors for acute pain becoming chronic are listed. Some measures to prevent the transition form acute to chronic pain are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. MPuigR@parcdesalutmar.cat
authors.forename: Margarita M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Puig
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors