Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain: Consensus of a group of latin american experts

Sara Bistre, Juan Carlos Acevedo, Abraham Amaya, Oscar De León Casasola, Nelson Chinchilla, Marcelo De Giorgis, Sandra Flórez, Miguel Ángel Genis, Juan Vicente Gómez-Barrios, John Jairo Hernández, Eduardo Ibarra, Carlos Moreno, Enrique Orrillo, Danilo Pasternak, Sabina Romero, Mariana Vallejo, Maritza Velasco, Alberto Villalobos

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Abstract

These consensus guidelines have been developed by a group of Latin American experts in pain management, to point out patterns and make practical recommendations to guide the diagnosis, identify warning signs (yellow and red flags), and establish comprehensive medical management (pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment) and monitoring plans for patients enduring neuropathic pain. From the viewpoint of pharmacologic management, drugs are classified into groups according to efficacy, availability/accessibility, and safety criteria. Drugs are recommended for use depending on the disease and particular circumstances of each patient, with an approach that favors multimodal treatment while taking into consideration the idiosyncrasies of medical practice in Latin America.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)261-281
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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