Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic pain management: Looking for the best way to deliver care.
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
; 34(3): 529-537, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-652584
ABSTRACT
Although pain treatment has been described as a fundamental human right, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced healthcare systems worldwide to redistribute healthcare resources toward intensive care units and other COVID-19 dedicated sites. As most chronic pain services were subsequently deemed non-urgent, all outpatient and elective interventional procedures have been reduced or interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to reduce the risk of viral spread. The shutdown of pain services jointly to the home lockdown imposed by governments has affected chronic pain management worldwide with additional impact on patients' psychological health. Therefore, the aim of this review is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronic pain treatment and to address what types of strategies can be implemented or supported in order to overcome imposed limitations in delivery of chronic pain patient care.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Chronic Pain
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Pain Management
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
Journal subject:
Anesthesiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.bpa.2020.07.001
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