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Acute pain

MedGen UID:
104540
•Concept ID:
C0184567
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Acute Pain; Acute Pains; Pain, Acute; Pains, Acute
SNOMED CT: Acute pain (274663001)

Definition

A sensation of discomfort or distress that has a severe or rapid onset. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The pathophysiology, assessment, and management of acute pain.
Mears L, Mears J
Br J Nurs 2023 Jan 26;32(2):58-65. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2023.32.2.58. PMID: 36715521
Acute postoperative pain management.
Small C, Laycock H
Br J Surg 2020 Jan;107(2):e70-e80. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11477. PMID: 31903595
Depression, anxiety and acute pain: links and management challenges.
Michaelides A, Zis P
Postgrad Med 2019 Sep;131(7):438-444. Epub 2019 Sep 12 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1663705. PMID: 31482756

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Exercise therapy for treatment of acute non-specific low back pain.
IJzelenberg W, Oosterhuis T, Hayden JA, Koes BW, van Tulder MW, Rubinstein SM, de Zoete A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 30;8(8):CD009365. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009365.pub2. PMID: 37646368Free PMC Article
Virtual reality for acute and chronic pain management in adult patients: a narrative review.
Chuan A, Zhou JJ, Hou RM, Stevens CJ, Bogdanovych A
Anaesthesia 2021 May;76(5):695-704. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/anae.15202. PMID: 32720308
Massage for low-back pain.
Furlan AD, Giraldo M, Baskwill A, Irvin E, Imamura M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 1;2015(9):CD001929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001929.pub3. PMID: 26329399Free PMC Article
Exercises for mechanical neck disorders.
Gross A, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M, Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jan 28;1(1):CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. PMID: 25629215Free PMC Article
Opioids for low back pain.
Deyo RA, Von Korff M, Duhrkoop D
BMJ 2015 Jan 5;350:g6380. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g6380. PMID: 25561513Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pharmacologic Therapy for Acute Pain.
Amaechi O, Huffman MM, Featherstone K
Am Fam Physician 2021 Jul 1;104(1):63-72. PMID: 34264611
The contemporary management of neck pain in adults.
Fandim JV, Nitzsche R, Michaleff ZA, Pena Costa LO, Saragiotto B
Pain Manag 2021 Jan;11(1):75-87. Epub 2020 Nov 25 doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0046. PMID: 33234017
The pharmacological management of dental pain.
Pergolizzi JV, Magnusson P, LeQuang JA, Gharibo C, Varrassi G
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020 Apr;21(5):591-601. Epub 2020 Feb 6 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1718651. PMID: 32027199
Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain: Evaluating Risk for Chronic Postsurgical Pain.
Fregoso G, Wang A, Tseng K, Wang J
Pain Physician 2019 Sep;22(5):479-488. PMID: 31561647
Acute Lumbar Back Pain.
Casser HR, Seddigh S, Rauschmann M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2016 Apr 1;113(13):223-34. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0223. PMID: 27120496Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Low-dose Ketamine For Acute Pain Control in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Balzer N, McLeod SL, Walsh C, Grewal K
Acad Emerg Med 2021 Apr;28(4):444-454. Epub 2021 Jan 2 doi: 10.1111/acem.14159. PMID: 33098707
Virtual reality for acute and chronic pain management in adult patients: a narrative review.
Chuan A, Zhou JJ, Hou RM, Stevens CJ, Bogdanovych A
Anaesthesia 2021 May;76(5):695-704. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1111/anae.15202. PMID: 32720308
Virtual reality distraction for acute pain in children.
Lambert V, Boylan P, Boran L, Hicks P, Kirubakaran R, Devane D, Matthews A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Oct 22;10(10):CD010686. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010686.pub2. PMID: 33089901Free PMC Article
A systematic review of the pain scales in adults: Which to use?
Karcioglu O, Topacoglu H, Dikme O, Dikme O
Am J Emerg Med 2018 Apr;36(4):707-714. Epub 2018 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.008. PMID: 29321111
Reliability of the visual analog scale for measurement of acute pain.
Bijur PE, Silver W, Gallagher EJ
Acad Emerg Med 2001 Dec;8(12):1153-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01132.x. PMID: 11733293

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of the pain scales in adults: Which to use?
Karcioglu O, Topacoglu H, Dikme O, Dikme O
Am J Emerg Med 2018 Apr;36(4):707-714. Epub 2018 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.008. PMID: 29321111
Topical analgesics for acute and chronic pain in adults - an overview of Cochrane Reviews.
Derry S, Wiffen PJ, Kalso EA, Bell RF, Aldington D, Phillips T, Gaskell H, Moore RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 12;5(5):CD008609. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008609.pub2. PMID: 28497473Free PMC Article
Massage for low-back pain.
Furlan AD, Giraldo M, Baskwill A, Irvin E, Imamura M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 1;2015(9):CD001929. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001929.pub3. PMID: 26329399Free PMC Article
Exercises for mechanical neck disorders.
Gross A, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M, Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jan 28;1(1):CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. PMID: 25629215Free PMC Article
Early diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis.
Goh T, Goh LG, Ang CH, Wong CH
Br J Surg 2014 Jan;101(1):e119-25. Epub 2013 Nov 29 doi: 10.1002/bjs.9371. PMID: 24338771

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