Processes and approaches to perioperative pain management in patients undergoing major lower extremity amputations secondary to vascular disease: a multi-specialty modified Delphi consensus study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain surrounding major lower extremity amputations (MLEAs) in the vascular surgical patient can be severe, conferring significant debilitation from the preoperative stage through to the chronic rehabilitation phase. Although there is an evolving understanding of the array of existing analgesic medications and modalities, pain management in this context continues to be challenging. A previous report in the UK revealed that MLEA pain management practices may not be optimal from the perspective of patients. There are also limitations in the comprehensiveness and quality of existing evidence, and existing practices can be heterogeneous. Identifying effective pain management approaches in MLEA has thus been recognised as a key practice and research priority. Therefore, the

SUBMITTER: Ekkunagul T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature