Open AccessNeuropathic pain: A personal case reflection on a critical incident
Author(s) -
Balaji P. Duraisamy,
Manjiri Dighe,
Maryann Muckaden
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.84539
Subject(s) - neuropathic pain , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , affect (linguistics) , reflection (computer programming) , intensive care medicine , pain management , clinical practice , physical therapy , anesthesia , nursing , psychology , communication , computer science , programming language
Neuropathic pain is a distressing symptom for the patient and a difficult symptom for the physician to treat. There is lack of evidence-based clinical guidelines for the management of malignant neuropathic pain. The case reflection is a personal account of what has been learnt from a critical incident in a particular patient in the management of neuropathic pain. Psychological issues are known to increase pain percetion and affect the quality of life. The case reflection explores problem areas, defines lacunae in knowledge, and demonstrates active learning of the management of neuropathic pain through reflective practice.