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Itzamar Pastrana, M.D.

Graduate Medical Education Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico


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Trauma and treatment: Pain management in Puerto Rican elders visiting the emergency department

Abner Limardo-Irizarry, M.D. , Edgardo Martínez- Berdecia, M.D. , Fabian Ramírez-Rivera, MPH , Francisco Lasanta Gorbea, M.D. , Itzamar Pastrana, M.D. , Javier Torres-Acevedo, M.D. , Laura Lebron , Miguel Agrait-González, M.D. , Tania Vega

As of 2024, adults aged 65 and older account for over 10% of the global population, nearly double the 1974 figure and still rising. In the island of Puerto Rico, the proportion of older adults has increased greatly, from approximately 13% of the population being over 65 years in 2014, to 24.6% of the population in 2024. 

J Pain Res Manag, 2025, Volume 1, Issue 1, p94-99 | DOI: 10.46439/Painresearch.1.010
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Abner Limardo-Irizarry, M.D. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Graduate Medical Education Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Edgardo Martínez- Berdecia, M.D. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Fabian Ramírez-Rivera, MPH St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Graduate Medical Education Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Francisco Lasanta Gorbea, M.D. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Graduate Medical Education Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Javier Torres-Acevedo, M.D. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Anesthesiology Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Laura Lebron University of Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Campus, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Miguel Agrait-González, M.D. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Emergency Medicine Department, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile
Tania Vega Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico View Profile