RT Book, Section
A1 Lefkowitz, Matthew
A2 Warfield, Carol A.
A2 Bajwa, Zahid H.
SR Print(0)
ID 3417832
T1 Chapter 48. Pain in HIV and AIDS
T2 Principles & Practice of Pain Medicine, 2e
YR 2004
FD 2004
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071443494
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3417832
RD 2024/04/25
AB In  the  era  of  highly  active  antiretroviral  therapy,  HIV-infected  patients  live  longer  and  healthier  lives,  which  makes  relief  of  pain  associated  with  the  complications  of  HIV  infection  an  important  factor  in  improving  the  quality  of  life.  Relief  of  acute  pain  is  important  not  only  because  pain  relief  affects  the  quality  of  life  of  caregivers  as  well  as  the  individual  suffering  pain,  but  also  because  unrelieved  pain  can  become  chronic  pain,  which  is  much  more  difficult  to  manage  because  a  vicious  cycle  that  sustains  pain  develops.1,2