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Pain in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients: a review for nurse anesthetists.

CRNA. 1999 Aug;10(3):101-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/20188253
Yermal SJ; Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Medical; School, Chicago, IL, USA.

Abstract: Pain is the most common reason for the hospitalization of people with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The epidemiology of this disease and limitations of available therapies suggest that HIV/AIDS pain will be a treatment challenge within and beyond the perioperative realm for some time to come. This paper examines HIV/AIDS pain by major body systems. Suggestions are provided for pain assessment in HIV/AIDS patients. Both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment of pain in this complex population are described.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Analgesics/THERAPEUTIC USE Human Nurse Anesthetists Pain/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY/*VIROLOGY Pain Measurement

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