title: Strategies to reduce or eliminate wound pain.
abstract: Wound pain is often underestimated and poorly managed. This article explains the different types of pain and how to assess wound pain, and gives practical advice on how to manage or minimise the pain experienced by patients with wounds.
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D059226:Nociceptive Pain / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology