Systematic review of the literature on pain in patients with polytrauma including traumatic brain injury

Pain Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1200-1217

  Dobscha, Steven K ^a,b   Clark, Michael E ^c,d   Morasco, Benjamin J ^a,b   Freeman, Michele ^e   Campbell, Rose ^e   Helfand, Mark ^a,e  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast Injuries; Multiple Trauma; Pain; Traumatic Brain Injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73949124496     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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