• Curr Pain Headache Rep · Jul 2024

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    Optimal Perioperative Pain Management of the Transgender Patient for Gender Affirming Surgery: A Scoping Review.

    • Alopi Patel, Vinit Palayeker, and Paul Shekane.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, RWJ-Barnabas Health System, 125 Paterson St Suite 3100, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Alopi.patel@rutgers.edu.
    • Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Jul 1; 28 (7): 663671663-671.

    IntroductionAs we increasingly encounter transgender patients in the perioperative setting, it is important to be cognizant of appropriate medical management of the transgender patient. There is limited literature on the appropriate perioperative techniques to implement for adequate pain control in the transgender patient presenting for gender affirming procedures.MethodsIn this scoping review, the authors identify publications that address perioperative pain control techniques that can be implemented by the anesthesiologist such as regional anesthesia, multimodal medications, or non-pharmacologic modalities.ResultsThis scoping review included two retrospective reviews, two case reports, and one letter to the editor. There are no prospective, randomized controlled trials on this topic. The limitations of this scoping review include the limited publications that are available to analyze as this is a growing area of medicine.ConclusionThere are numerous variables that may play a factor in the pain experience of the transgender patient including biological factors, psychological and social factors. Techniques that are necessary for comprehensive pain management include pharmacologic, injections, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, and more. There are limited publications on the comprehensive pain management of the transgender patient; therefore, the authors advocate that as perioperative physicians, anesthesiologists implement comprehensive preemptive analgesia techniques to avoid progression to chronic pain. Clearly more research is necessary to standardize acute pain management techniques in the transgender patient.© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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