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  • Pain research and management
  • Clinical classification systems
  • Multidimensional pain assessment

Background:

  • Existing acute pain classifications are limited, focusing primarily on intensity and medication.
  • There's a growing need for a system reflecting current mechanistic insights and guiding research.
  • Societal awareness of acute pain's prevalence and impact necessitates improved classification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a comprehensive, multidimensional acute pain taxonomy.
  • To complement existing chronic pain classification systems.
  • To standardize the characterization of acute pain experiences.

Main Methods:

  • A consensus meeting of experts was convened by ACTTION, APS, and AAPM.
  • The development process built upon a previously established chronic pain taxonomy.
  • Key issues of acute pain were presented and discussed to formulate the taxonomy.

Main Results:

  • The ACTTION-APS-AAPM Acute Pain Taxonomy (AAAPT) was established.
  • The AAAPT includes five key dimensions: core criteria, common features, modulating factors, impact/functional consequences, and pathophysiologic mechanisms.
  • This multidimensional framework provides a standardized approach to classifying acute pain.

Conclusions:

  • The AAAPT offers a much-needed standardization for acute pain diagnostic criteria.
  • This taxonomy will benefit clinical care, research, education, and public policy.
  • Future work will involve developing diagnostic criteria for specific acute pain conditions using the AAAPT framework.