Oligoanalgesia in the Emergency Setting

Ozgur Karcioglu^1* & Banu Arslan²

¹Emergency Physician, M.D., Prof., University of Health Sciences, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
²Emergency Physician, M.D., Marmara University, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Pendik Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Ozgur Karcioglu, Emergency Physician, M.D., Prof., University of Health Sciences, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Keywords: Analgesia; Pain; Emergency Medicine; Acute Disease

Abstract

Summary
Although the goal of therapy in acutely painful conditions is to supply adequate analgesic to relieve pain, these situations are known to be underevaluated and undertreated in EDs in virtually all parts of the world. Many factors contribute to the undertreatment of acute pain in the emergency setting.

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