Journal de la douleur et du soulagement

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PAIN MANAGEMENT

Olivia Johnson

Inadequate treatment of pain is widespread throughout surgical wards, intensive care units, and accident and emergency departments, in general practice, in the management of all forms of chronic pain including cancer pain, and in end of life care. This neglect extends to all ages, from newborns to medically frail elderly. African and Hispanic Americans are more likely than others to suffer unnecessarily while in the care of a physician and women's pain is more likely to be undertreated than men's.