Motov SM, Vlasica K, Middlebrook I, LaPietra A. Pain management in the emergency department: a clinical review.
Clin Exp Emerg Med 2022;
8:268-278. [PMID:
35000354 PMCID:
PMC8743674 DOI:
10.15441/ceem.21.161]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to visit the emergency department. The ever-growing research on emergency department analgesia has challenged the current practices with respect to the optimal analgesic regimen for acute musculoskeletal pain, safe and judicious opioid prescribing, appropriate utilization of non-opioid therapeutics, and non-pharmacological treatment modalities. This clinical review is set to provide evidence-based answers to these challenging questions.
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