Acute pain management in dermatology: risk assessment and treatment.

Glass, Jonathan S; Hardy, C Lamar; Meeks, Natalie M; Carroll, Bryan T · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2015

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Abstract

Dermatologists perform many procedures that require acute pain control with local anesthesia and, in some cases, management of postoperative pain. Identifying early risk factors before a procedure can better prepare both the patient and provider anticipate acute postsurgical pain needs. Taking a multimodal, algorithmic approach to managing acute postsurgical pain in dermatology practice can effectively attenuate acute postsurgical paint and reduce patient opioid requirements.

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