Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: A majority of the elderly suffer from chronic pain that significantly alters their daily activities and imposes an enormous burden on health care. Multiple comorbidities and the risk of polypharmacy in the elderly make it a challenge to determine the appropriate drug, dosage, and maintenance of therapy. Opioids are the most commonly used agents for this purpose in the elderly. The aim of this article is to discuss both the current well-established therapies used for managing chronic pain in the elderly and also the emerging newer therapies.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3293
Authors: Asad Ali, Abdul Wahab Arif, Chandur Bhan, Deepak Kumar, Muhammad Bilal Malik, Zohaib Sayyed, Khawaja Hassan Akhtar, Malik Qistas Ahmad
Language: English
Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2889613266