ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2020
Pain Management Best Practices from Multispecialty Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Crises.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 188 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Integrating Telehealth and Traditional Care in Chronic Pain Management and Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An Action Agenda for Building the Future State of Hybrid Care.NAM perspectives · 2023Review
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prescribing of opioid and opioid use disorder medications within an academic medical center in California.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic pain and opioid use in marginalized populations: A scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Testing the Decision Support Tool for Responsible Pain Management for Headache and Facial Pain Diagnosis with Opioid-Risk-Stratified Treatment.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Impact of COVID-19 on chronic pain structures: data from French national survey.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2022Article
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15 authors at 12 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIt 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.
methodsTo address these issues, an expert panel was convened that included pain management experts from the military, Veterans Health Administration, and academia. Endorsement from stakeholder societies was sought upon completion of the document within a one-week period.
resultsIn these guidelines, we provide a framework for pain practitioners and institutions to balance the often-conflicting goals of risk mitigation for health care providers, risk mitigation for patients, conservation of resources, and access to pain management services. Specific issues discussed include general and intervention-specific risk mitigation, patient flow issues and staffing plans, telemedicine options, triaging recommendations, strategies to reduce psychological sequelae in health care providers, and resource utilization.
conclusionsThe COVID-19 public health crisis has strained health care systems, creating a conundrum for patients, pain medicine practitioners, hospital leaders, and regulatory officials. Although this document provides a framework for pain management services, systems-wide and individual decisions must take into account clinical considerations, regional health conditions, government and hospital directives, resource availability, and the welfare of health care providers.
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