TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimal Perioperative Pain Management of the Transgender Patient for Gender Affirming Surgery
T2 - A Scoping Review
AU - Patel, Alopi
AU - Palayeker, Vinit
AU - Shekane, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024.
PY - 2024/7
Y1 - 2024/7
N2 - Introduction: As 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. Methods: In 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. Results: This 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. Conclusion: There 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.
AB - Introduction: As 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. Methods: In 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. Results: This 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. Conclusion: There 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.
KW - Pain management
KW - Perioperative medicine
KW - Transgender medicine
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U2 - 10.1007/s11916-024-01219-5
DO - 10.1007/s11916-024-01219-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 38789903
AN - SCOPUS:85194374439
SN - 1531-3433
VL - 28
SP - 663
EP - 671
JO - Current Pain and Headache Reports
JF - Current Pain and Headache Reports
IS - 7
ER -