Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Substance use disorders are a growing issue worldwide. In this future, as physicians we are likely to come upon patients that struggle with addiction and it is our duty to manage their acute pain. There needs to be a proper way to identify these patients in order to treat them correctly. \nSince opioids are drugs used to provide analgesia, those addicted to them may have more trouble to be pain free. Different situations will be analysed to find a high-level evidence-based guideline to follow when we are presented with this kind of patients. I will focus on opioids and the multimodal approach to treat pain when there is a current addiction, when the patient is on replacement therapy, when there is surgery or labour and other special cases. Not as problematic, there are other drug disorders like alcohol or cocaine that may raise doubt about how to treat acute pain.
Source: UCrea (University of Cantabria)
Author: Celia Corral Tuesta
Language: English
Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2946628435