[Drug therapy of acute and chronic abdominal pain]

Streitberger, Konrad; Stüber, Frank; Kipfer Buchli, Irène; Stamer, Ulrike M (2011). [Drug therapy of acute and chronic abdominal pain]. Therapeutische Umschau, 68(8), pp. 435-40. Bern: Huber 10.1024/0040-5930/a000189

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For drug therapy a differentiation of acute and chronic pain is essential. In emergency situations of acute abdominal pain a fast diagnosis is mandatory. Analgesia should be provided as soon as possible. The different groups of analgesics should be used according to their known effects, side effects and contraindications. Postoperative pain after abdominal surgery has to be considered as a special condition of acute abdominal pain. Main treatment options are non opioid analgesics and opioids. Opioids can be administered intravenously via patient controlled analgesia (PCA) devices. In major abdominal surgery neuroaxial analgesia, preferentially administered via an epidural catheter provides excellent pain relief with positive impact on gastrointestinal motility and patients' recovery. Because of difficulties to allocate chronic abdominal pain to a specific organ, causal treatment often turns out to be difficult. Peripheral and central sensitization, as well as an alteration of the endogenous pain modulation comes to the fore in these chronic pain conditions. Co-analgesics like anticonvulsants and antidepressants are utilized to reduce sensitization and improve the endogenous pain modulating system. Non drug approaches and alternative treatment options might be useful. In contrast, orally or transcutaneously administered opioids are the principal corner stone for the treatment of cancer pain.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy
UniBE Contributor:	Streitberger, Konrad Markus, Stüber, Frank, Stamer, Ulrike
ISSN:	0040-5930
Publisher:	Huber
Language:	German
Submitter:	Jeannie Wurz
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:19
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:05
Publisher DOI:	10.1024/0040-5930/a000189
PubMed ID:	21796593
Web of Science ID:	A1992HR81600004
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/6114 (FactScience: 211014)