Akut smertebehandling af stofbrugere i substitutionsbehandling med metadon eller buprenorfin
Sammanfattning
In Denmark, approximately 7,600 patients receive maintenance therapy with methadone or buprenorphine because of opioid addiction.
These patients have an increased risk of inadequate pain treatment during hospitalization, among others because of tolerance to opioids and
poor communication with the staff. The present article describes four common misconceptions among health-care providers that underlie
inadequate pain treatment and provides practical recommendations for the analgesic management of acute pain in patients receiving methadone
or buprenorphine.