Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises
Abstract
It is nearly impossible to overestimate the burden of chronic pain, which is associated with enormous personal and socioeconomic costs. Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, is associated with multiple psychiatric comorbidities, and has been causally linked to the opioid crisis. Access to pain treatment has been called a fundamental human right by numerous organizations. The current COVID-19 pandemic has strained medical resources, creating a dilemma for physicians charged with the responsibility to limit spread of the contagion and to treat the patients they are entrusted to care for.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1093/pm/pnaa127
Entities
People
- Ajay D Wasan
- Asokumar Buvanendran
- Brian C Mclean
- C. R. Phillips
- David J Kennedy
- Friedhelm Sandbrink
- Ian M Fowler
- M. Stojanovic
- Salim M Hayek
- Scott A. King
- Scott R Laker
- Steven P Cohen
- William Hooten
- Yian Chen
- Zafeer B Baber
Organizations
- Case Western Reserve University
- Harvard Medical School
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Lahey Clinic
- Naval Medical Center San Diego
- Rush University
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- United States Air Force
- United States Army
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Navy
- University of Colorado School of Medicine
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Vanderbilt University
- Veterans Health Administration