[How can leg ulcer pain be reduced?].
Chronic vascular wounds are often painful. Pain can develop whatever the cause of the ulceration. It is well known during wound care but can occur at any time. The pain is often a complex phenomenon involving nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, anxiety and emotional suffering, all directly related to the chronic disease. Care for the patient suffering from pain must take into consideration all of these aspects of the disease. The therapeutic strategy should rely on the use of different pharmacological agents, well-adapted local care using the different available analgesic tools and include psycho-affective care.
Service de médecine vasculaire, groupe hospitalier Paris-Saint-Joseph, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75674 Paris cedex 14, France. Electronic address: astansal@hpsj.fr.
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Service de médecine vasculaire, groupe hospitalier Paris-Saint-Joseph, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75674 Paris cedex 14, France.
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Comité de lutte contre la douleur, groupe hospitalier Paris-Saint-Joseph, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75674 Paris cedex 14, France.
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Service de médecine vasculaire, groupe hospitalier Paris-Saint-Joseph, 185, rue Raymond-Losserand, 75674 Paris cedex 14, France.
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D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014946:Wound Infection
D000700:Analgesics
Analgesics; Antalgiques; Douleur; Greffe cutanée en pastilles; Leg ulcers; Pain; Skin graft patch; Soins infirmiers; Ulcères de jambe; Wound care