Pain Management in Geriatric Burn Patients: A Scoping Review of Strategies and Key Issues
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Review Design
2.2. Information Sources and Search Strategy
2.3. Study Selection
2.4. Data Synthesis
3. Results
3.1. Study Characteristics
Author(s)/Year/Setting | Evidence/Study Type | Aim and Methods |
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Abu-Sittah et al. [32] | Review | To evaluate risk factors, pathophysiological and immunological conditions that affect response to burn injury in the elderly population. Literature review |
Askay at al. [19] | Review | To review the literature on the physiologic and psychologic effects of acute burn pain. Literature review |
Connor-Ballard, [34] | Review | To provide an in-depth discussion of pain management (topical medications and the psychological aspects of burn pain) Literature review |
Davidge and Fish, [30] | Review | To review the specific issues that need to be considered when treating older adults with burn injury. Literature review |
Faucher et al. [43] | Practice guidelines | To review principles of pain management and to present a reasonable approach to the management of the complex pain associated with burn injurySystematic literature review and expert opinion |
Honari et al. [40] USA | Retrospective study | To assess the range of requirements and use of opioids among elderly patients with burns of different age categories Retrospective chart review |
Huang et al. [35] | Review | To review the modern trend of management of elderly burn patients. Literature review |
Hutchison et al. [39] USA | Retrospective study | To retrospectively characterise pain management strategies (including opioids and non-opioid adjuncts) in this patient population. A retrospective cohort study of patients age >65 with burns < 20% total body surface area (TBSA). |
Keck et al. [31] | Review | To give an overview of the current literature concerning specific considerations concerning elderly burns. Literature review |
Montgomery, [38] | Review | To provide an overview of pain management in burn injury Literature review |
Norman and Judkins [33] | Review | To provide an overview of the management of pain in the patient with burns Literature review |
Nosanov et al. [36] | Review | To describe the characteristics of pain following burn injury, methods of assessment, multimodal pharmacological treatment, and non-pharmacological adjuncts. Literature review |
Pham [41] | Book chapter | To present the injury epidemiology, pathophysiologic differences and acute management challenges in older patients. |
Sheaffer [42] | Book chapter | To review burn care considerations in general, with an emphasis on managing comorbidity in the setting of elderly burn care |
Sheridan [37] | Review | To delineate the unique aspects of care for young children and the elderly that impact the treatment of burn injury followed by a discussion of the research priorities for young children and the elderly. Literature review and expert opinion |
Summer et al. [7] | Review | To provide an overview of the types of pain associated with a burn injury, describe how these different types of pain interfere with the phases of burn recovery, and summarise pharmacologic pain management strategies across the continuum of burn care. Literature review |
3.2. Concepts
3.2.1. Concept 1: Strategies Employed in Managing Geriatric Burn Pain
Pain Assessment
Pharmacological Management of Pain
Monitoring
3.2.2. Concept 2: Key Issues in Managing Pain in Geriatric Burns
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bayuo J. Pain Management in Geriatric Burn Patients: A Scoping Review of Strategies and Key Issues. European Burn Journal. 2021; 2(4):184-193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj2040014
Chicago/Turabian StyleBayuo, Jonathan. 2021. "Pain Management in Geriatric Burn Patients: A Scoping Review of Strategies and Key Issues" European Burn Journal 2, no. 4: 184-193. https://doi.org/10.3390/ebj2040014
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