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This chapter discusses challenges of bedside pain management in the elderly patient population. Effective pain management in the elderly requires a holistic, multimodal, multi-disciplinary approach including pharmacological, non-pharmacological and interventional therapies. Challenges and opportunities for improvements are discussed.
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Dagnino APA, Campos MM. Chronic pain in the elderly: mechanisms and perspectives. Front Hum Neurosci. 2022;3(16):736688. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.736688.
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Kim, J.H., Alexander, C., Travnicek, K.D. (2022). Special Considerations for Bedside Pain Management Interventions for Elderly. In: Souza, D., Kohan, L.R. (eds) Bedside Pain Management Interventions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11188-4_18
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