Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Treatment and Palliative Care, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy -
Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.), Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Paolo Giaccone Polyclinic Hospital, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Minerva Anestesiol. 2021 Jul;87(7):828-832. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.20.15029-6. Epub 2020 Dec 15.
During the lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, a call not to neglect the continuum of care of patients who present with chronic diseases, including pain, was made. In the field of pain, COVID-19 had an impact both from a clinical (i.e., the influence of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pain) and organizational (i.e., how patients with chronic pain should be managed in the post-COVID-19 era) perspective. Furthermore, patients with chronic pain are also frequently frail subjects, affected from multiple comorbidities and hence are at increased risk of infection. On these bases, how the necessity to continue pain therapy will be pursued in the post-COVID-19 era? In this paper, we comment on the above-mentioned topics, on the basis of available data and our experience as pain therapists.
在 COVID-19 大流行的封锁阶段，人们呼吁不要忽视患有慢性疾病（包括疼痛）患者的护理连续性。在疼痛领域，COVID-19 从临床（即 SARS-CoV-2 感染对疼痛的影响）和组织（即 COVID-19 后时代应如何管理慢性疼痛患者）两个方面产生了影响。此外，慢性疼痛患者通常也是身体虚弱的患者，患有多种合并症，因此感染的风险增加。在此基础上，在后 COVID-19 时代如何继续进行疼痛治疗？在本文中，我们根据现有数据和作为疼痛治疗师的经验，对上述主题进行了评论。
