Management of acute pain in extensive burn injury: Nonsystematic review of the literature

  • Luz Elena Cáceres-Jerez Pain and Palliative Care Clinic, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia
  • Omar Fernando Gomezese-Ribero Pain and Palliative Care Clinic, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Specialisation Course, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • Laura Isabel Reyes-Cárdenas Médica asistencial, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia
  • Julián Andrés Vera Campos Residente de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • Valentina Alejandra Guzmán-Rueda Residente de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
  • Juan Pablo Azar-Villalobos Residente de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
  • Héctor Julio Meléndez-Flórez Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Santander, Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Specialisation Course, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Keywords: Pain; Acute Pain; Analgesics; Burns; Pain Management

Abstract

Introduction:

Management of acute pain is essential in the treatment of burned patients. Current pain management approaches focus on the control of the somatic component reflecting the insult. However, the injury comprises emotional, physical, and psychological components that require multi-disciplinary management, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions to break the vicious circle of pain and its complications.

Objective:

To perform a nonsystematic review of the literature on the pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of pain in patients with extensive burns.

Methods:

Nonsystematic review of the literature published between 2000 and 2016 in MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Sciencedirect, SciELO, LILACS, Google Scholar, academic books, and institutional management guidelines.

Results:

After analyzing the literature, it was found that the management of acute pain in the patients with severe burn injury should be based on a multidisciplinary approach.

Conclusions:

Management of acute pain in patients with severe burn injury should not focus only on the somatic components of pain but should also encompass the emotional, physical, and psychosocial components, in order to provide comprehensive management, both pharmacological and nonpharmacological.

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Cáceres-Jerez LE, Gomezese-Ribero OF, Reyes-Cárdenas LI, Vera Campos JA, Guzmán-Rueda VA, Azar-Villalobos JP, et al. Management of acute pain in extensive burn injury: Nonsystematic review of the literature. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];46(1):49-54. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/345

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Cáceres-Jerez LE, Gomezese-Ribero OF, Reyes-Cárdenas LI, Vera Campos JA, Guzmán-Rueda VA, Azar-Villalobos JP, et al. Management of acute pain in extensive burn injury: Nonsystematic review of the literature. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];46(1):49-54. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/345
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