Journal
JOURNAL OF PAIN
Volume 20, Issue 7, Pages 746-759Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2018.12.003
Keywords
Sickle cell disease; pain; taxonomy
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- Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities,
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Acute pain episodes are the most common complication in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Classically attributed to vaso-occlusion, recent insights suggest that chronic pain may also contribute to the pathogenesis of acute pain episodes, which adds complexity to their diagnosis and management. A taxonomy, or classification system, for acute pain in patients with SCD would aid research efforts and enhance clinical care. To meet this need, the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks public-private partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the American Pain Society, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine formed the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks-American Pain Society-American Academy of Pain Medicine Pain Taxonomy initiative. One of the goals of this initiative was to develop taxonomies for acute pain disorders, including SCD. To accomplish this, a working group of experts in SCD and pain was convened. Based on available literature and expert opinion, the working group used a 5-dimenional structure (diagnostic criteria, common features, modulating factors, impact/functional consequences, and putative mechanisms) to develop an acute pain taxonomy that is specific to SCD. As part of this, a set of 4 diagnostic criteria, with 2 modifiers to account for the influence of chronic pain, are proposed to define the types of acute pain observed in patients with SCD. Perspective: This article presents a taxonomy for acute pain in patients with SCD. This taxonomy could help to standardize definitions of acute pain in clinical studies of patients with SCD. (C) 2018 by the American Pain Society
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