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Chronic Pain and COVID-19: pathophysiological, clinical and organizational issues
Franco MarinangeliFlavia PetriniAntonino Giarratanosubject
medicine.medical_specialtyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)business.industrySARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)media_common.quotation_subjectMEDLINEChronic painCOVID-19Chronic painmedicine.diseaseNeglectAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineIncreased riskPandemicCommunicable Disease ControlMedicineHumansbusinessIntensive care medicinePandemicsmedia_commonPain therapydescription
During the lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, a call not to neglect the continuum of care of patients who present with chronic diseases, including pain, was made. In the field of pain, COVID-19 had an impact both from a clinical (i.e., the influence of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pain) and organizational (i.e., how patients with chronic pain should be managed in the post-COVID-19 era) perspective. Furthermore, patients with chronic pain are also frequently frail subjects, affected from multiple comorbidities and hence are at increased risk of infection. On these bases, how the necessity to continue pain therapy will be pursued in the post-COVID-19 era? In this paper, we comment on the above-mentioned topics, on the basis of available data and our experience as pain therapists.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-16 |