Behandling av akutte smerter under legemiddelassistert rehabilitering
Sammanfattning
Patients on drug-assisted rehabilitation have the same right to pain relief as others. Techniques that reduce the need for opioids should be used when possible in opioiddependent individuals who need treatment of acute and post-operative pain. Substitution treatment should always be continued. In some situations a switch to a different opioid or route of administration is required. Higher doses of opioids than those needed in other patients may be required for analgesia. Well-designed clinical studies are lacking in this field.