Efficacy of opioids and non-opioid analgesics in the treatment of post procedure pain of burned patients: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burns are a common trauma that cause acute severe pain in up to 80% of patients. The objective of this narrative review is to evaluate the efficacy of opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol, gabapentinoids, ketamine, and lidocaine in the treatment of acute pain in burn victims.

Methodology

The databases explored were PubMed, Embase, ClinicalTrials, and OpenGrey. The included randomized, controlled clinical trials assessed the analgesic efficacy of these drugs on hospitalized patients, had no age limit, patients were in the acute phase of the burn injury and were compared to placebo or other analgesic drugs. Studies describing deep sedation, chronic opioid use, chronic pain, and patients taken to reconstructive surgeries were excluded. The Ja

SUBMITTER: Chinchilla PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9515665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature