New approach for treatment of prolonged postoperative pain: APS Out-Patient Clinic

New approach for treatment of prolonged postoperative pain: APS Out-Patient Clinic

Highlights • The APC-OPC is an outpatient clinic for subacute postoperative pain management. • Of the first 200 patients treated at the APS-OPC, 70% had neuropathic pain. • The median duration of follow-up was 2.8 months. • Pain medications, including strong opioids, were successfully tapered off. •...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scandinavian journal of pain 2016-07, Vol.12 (1), p.19-24
Hauptverfasser: Tiippana, Elina, Hamunen, Katri, Heiskanen, Tarja, Nieminen, Teija, Kalso, Eija, Kontinen, Vesa K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analgesics
APS
Chronic pain
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Outpatient clinic
Outpatients
Pain Clinics
Pain Management
Pain Medicine
Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative pain
Referral and Consultation
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The APC-OPC is an outpatient clinic for subacute postoperative pain management. • Of the first 200 patients treated at the APS-OPC, 70% had neuropathic pain. • The median duration of follow-up was 2.8 months. • Pain medications, including strong opioids, were successfully tapered off. • The APS-OPC enables an easy transfer to chronic pain services if pain persists.
ISSN:1877-8860
1877-8879
DOI:10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.02.008