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Parenteral, Non-Intravenous Analgesia in Acute Traumatic Pain-A Narrative Review Based on a Systematic Literature
Midas N de Grunt1, Bianca de Jong1, Markus W Hollmann1
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Traumatic pain is frequently encountered in emergency care and requires immediate analgesia. Unfortunately, most trauma patients report sustained pain upon arrival at and discharge from the Emergency Department. Obtaining intravenous access to administer analgesics can be time-consuming, leading to treatment delay. This review provides an overview of analgesics with both fast onset and parenteral, non-intravenous routes of administration, and also indicates areas where more research is required.
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