PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED
The authors surveyed the clinical data and reviewed the literature on the pain management in elderly patients. The conclusion was made that chronic pain in older age is neglected and analgesia is often insufficient. Data for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of widely used analgesi...
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| author | Nikolay Yanev Mila Vlaskovska |
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| description | The authors surveyed the clinical data and reviewed the literature on the pain management in elderly patients. The conclusion was made that chronic pain in older age is neglected and analgesia is often insufficient. Data for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of widely used analgesic drugs are summarized. The authors provide practical guidelines for pain management of elderly people in outpatients departments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a8555d4a5cc4081872847db535342042022-12-21T19:04:36ZengPeytchinski PublishingJournal of IMAB1312-773X2016-06-012221149115310.5272/jimab.2016222.1149PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATEDNikolay Yanev0Mila Vlaskovska1University Hospital of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.The authors surveyed the clinical data and reviewed the literature on the pain management in elderly patients. The conclusion was made that chronic pain in older age is neglected and analgesia is often insufficient. Data for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of widely used analgesic drugs are summarized. The authors provide practical guidelines for pain management of elderly people in outpatients departments.http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2016/issue2/JofIMAB_2016-22-2p1149-1153.pdfolder agepain managementanalgesic drugspharmacokineticspharmacodynamics |
| spellingShingle | Nikolay Yanev Mila Vlaskovska PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED Journal of IMAB older age pain management analgesic drugs pharmacokinetics pharmacodynamics |
| title | PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED |
| title_full | PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED |
| title_fullStr | PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED |
| title_full_unstemmed | PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED |
| title_short | PAIN IN ELDERLY HAS BEEN OFTEN UNDERESTIMATED |
| title_sort | pain in elderly has been often underestimated |
| topic | older age pain management analgesic drugs pharmacokinetics pharmacodynamics |
| url | http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2016/issue2/JofIMAB_2016-22-2p1149-1153.pdf |
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