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Effective pain management in less developed countries (LDCs) is hampered by a lack of trained personnel, essential medications and the lack of an organized effort to implement change. The World Federation of Soceities of Anesthesiologists has an analgesic ladder that suggests that there are simple inexpensive methods for pain management in the LDCs. It is also noted that there are several areas that have received very little attention to date: pain management of dengue fever, neuropathic pain of leprosy, and pain management of victims of torture.
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Gevirtz, C. (2015). Management of Pain in Less Developed Countries. In: Roth, R., Frost, E., Gevirtz, C., Atcheson, C. (eds) The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6_19
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