Chronic Post-ICU Pain

A review

The lecture duration is 16min.

0.25 CPD Points, 0.25 CEUs, 0.25 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Benjamin Moran
Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia at Gosford Hospital, NSW, Australia
Lecture Summary

This talk will discuss the incidence of chronic pain in ICU survivors, potential pathophysiological mechanisms for it’s development, potential causal factors, the impact of CPIP on the patient and outline some suggestions for clinical practice and the potential barriers in the low resource setting.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Understand the potential link between acute pain management in the ICU and the long-term consequence of chronic post-ICU pain
  • Describe the impact of chronic post-ICU pain on the patient
  • Provide a multifaceted approach to the assessment of pain and analgesic management in the ICU that may improve pain-related outcomes in ICU survivors