Meeting the Challenges of Acute Pain Management: Medication Choices for Acute Pain
Acute Pain Management Medication choices for pain should reflect the reported intensity of the pain and any confounding factors, such as comorbidities and other medications being used concurrently, such as sedatives, sleeping pills, and antiemetics -- which can have a contributory sedating effect when used with opioids. The World Health Organization (WHO) Ladder is one of the best methods of selecting an appropriate medication on the basis of severity of the pain; this is a stepwise approach that can provide direction for prescribers when choosing a medication for the patient's pain intensity: ...