[Analgesic management of acute pain in patients receiving methadone or buprenorphine].
In Denmark, approximately 7,600 patients receive maintenance therapy with methadone or buprenorphine because of opioid addiction. These patients have an increased risk of inadequate pain treatment during hospitalization, among others because of tolerance to opioids and poor communication with the staff. The present article describes four common misconceptions among health-care providers that underlie inadequate pain treatment and provides practical recommendations for the analgesic management of acute pain in patients receiving methadone or buprenorphine.
Louise
L
Zinck
Nan M
NM
Sonne
Sidsel Lægdsgaard
SL
Madsen
Dansk Smerteforskningscenter, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C. lone.nikolajsen@clin.au.dk.
Lone
L
Nikolajsen
D059787:Acute Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D055030:Drug Users; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D002047:Buprenorphine; D009020:Morphine; D008691:Methadone