title: Pain management in burn patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite advances, inappropriate analgesic treatment for burn patients is still seen. The objective of this review was to collect data on pain management in burn patients.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  We reviewed the mechanisms of pain, burn patient assessment, as well as pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pain management in burn patients is still a challenge for the multidisciplinary team. Frequent and continuous evaluation of the patient's response is very important due to the various stages that the hospitalized burn patient goes through, as well as a combination therapy with analgesic and non-pharmacological measures. Understanding the complexity of the pathophysiological, psychological, and biochemical changes a burn patient presents is the first step to achieve success in analgesic management.
authors.affiliation: Student of Specialization in Anesthesiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo José Alencar
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduation Student, Unifesp.
authors.forename: Plínio Cunha
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: TSA; MD; PhD; Associate Professor, Unifesp. Electronic address: riokoks.dcir@epm.br.
authors.forename: Rioko Kimiko
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sakata
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team
keywords: Acute Pain; Analgesia; Burns; Chronic Pain