Acute pain management in the elderly - Pharmaceutics and psychosocial approaches

• Published in: Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS Vol. 46; no. 5; p. 354
• Main Authors: Laufenberg-Feldmann, Rita, Jage, Jürgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.05.2011
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analgesics - therapeutic use; Female; Geriatric Assessment - methods; Humans; Male; Pain - diagnosis; Pain Management; Pain Measurement - trends; Psychotherapy - trends; Social Support

Post-operative pain management of elderly patients requires special attention. In addition to the organic functional impairments, age-related changes in psychological and social factors play an important role. Also life experiences, painful medical history and a range of different complaints of old...