TY - JOUR
T1 - A Latin American consensus meeting on the essentials of mixed pain
AU - Fernandez-Fairen, Mariano
AU - Calderón-Ospina, Carlos Alberto
AU - Chen, Juythel
AU - Duarte Vega, Manuel
AU - Fernández-Villacorta, Freddy
AU - Gómez-García, Felipe
AU - López-Almejo, Leonardo
AU - Manzano-García, Alfredo
AU - Hernández-Méndez Villamil, Eduardo
AU - Helito, Camilo Partezani
AU - Ruiz-Rodríguez, Delia
AU - Salas-Morales, Guillermo
AU - Servin-Caamaño, Alfredo
AU - Lara-Solares, Argelia
AU - Puello-Vales, Marcelo
AU - Vargas-Schaffer, Grisell
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objectives: The term “mixed pain” has been established when a mixture of different pain components (e.g. nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic) are present. It has gained more and more acceptance amongst pain experts worldwide, but many questions around the concept of mixed pain are still unsolved. The sensation of pain is very personal. Cultural, social, personal experiences, idiomatic, and taxonomic differences should be taken into account during pain assessment. Therefore, a Latin American consensus committee was formed to further elaborate the essentials of mixed pain, focusing on the specific characteristics of the Latin American population. Methods: The current approach was based on a systematic literature search and review carried out in Medline. Eight topics about the definition, diagnosis, and treatment of mixed pain were discussed and voted for by a Latin American consensus committee and recommendations were expressed. Results: At the end of the meeting a total of 14 voting sheets were collected. The full consensus was obtained for 21 of 25 recommendations (15 strong agreement and 6 unanimous agreement) formulated for the above described 8 topics (7 of the 8 topics had for all questions at least a strong agreement − 1 topic had no agreement for all 4 questions). Conclusion: In a subject as complex as mixed pain, a consensus has been reached among Latin American specialists on points related to the definition and essence of this pain, its diagnosis and treatment. Recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of mixed pain in Latin America were raised.
AB - Objectives: The term “mixed pain” has been established when a mixture of different pain components (e.g. nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic) are present. It has gained more and more acceptance amongst pain experts worldwide, but many questions around the concept of mixed pain are still unsolved. The sensation of pain is very personal. Cultural, social, personal experiences, idiomatic, and taxonomic differences should be taken into account during pain assessment. Therefore, a Latin American consensus committee was formed to further elaborate the essentials of mixed pain, focusing on the specific characteristics of the Latin American population. Methods: The current approach was based on a systematic literature search and review carried out in Medline. Eight topics about the definition, diagnosis, and treatment of mixed pain were discussed and voted for by a Latin American consensus committee and recommendations were expressed. Results: At the end of the meeting a total of 14 voting sheets were collected. The full consensus was obtained for 21 of 25 recommendations (15 strong agreement and 6 unanimous agreement) formulated for the above described 8 topics (7 of the 8 topics had for all questions at least a strong agreement − 1 topic had no agreement for all 4 questions). Conclusion: In a subject as complex as mixed pain, a consensus has been reached among Latin American specialists on points related to the definition and essence of this pain, its diagnosis and treatment. Recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of mixed pain in Latin America were raised.
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U2 - 10.1080/03007995.2023.2177401
DO - 10.1080/03007995.2023.2177401
M3 - Research Article
C2 - 36772818
AN - SCOPUS:85148506717
SN - 0300-7995
VL - 39
SP - 451
EP - 466
JO - Current Medical Research and Opinion
JF - Current Medical Research and Opinion
IS - 3
ER -