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Postoperative pain control aims to reduce the negative consequences of acute postsurgical pain and help the patient transition smoothly back to normal function. Traditionally, opioid analgesic therapy has been the primary treatment for acute postoperative pain.
Pain Control After Surgery. Post-surgical pain control helps speed your recovery and reduces chances of complications, such as pneumonia and blood clots. Pain needs to be managed carefully, with you and your healthcare provider working together to come up with the right plan.
The American Pain Society, with input from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, commissioned an interdisciplinary expert panel to develop a clinical practice guideline to promote evidence-based, effective, and safer postoperative pain management in children and adults.
3 min read. Pain is common after some surgeries. But successfully managing it after surgery does more than just keep you comfortable -- it can also speed up your recovery time. Staying ahead of...
A Series of three papers in this week's issue examines postoperative pain management, outlines how and why acute pain can become chronic, what can be done to lessen that risk, and the role of opioids.
Postoperative pain can be divided into acute pain and chronic pain. Acute pain is experienced immediately after surgery (up to 7 days) and pain which lasts more than 3 months after the injury is considered to be chronic pain.
Safe and effective postoperative pain management should be on the basis of a plan of care tailored to the individual and the surgical procedure involved, and multimodal regimens are recommended in many situations.
Acute postoperative pain is common. Nearly 20 per cent of patients experience severe pain in the first 24 h after surgery, a figure that has remained largely unchanged in the past 30 years. This review aims to present key considerations for postoperative pain management.
Acute postoperative pain is common. Nearly 20 per cent of patients experience severe pain in the first 24 h after surgery, a figure that has remained largely unchanged in the past 30 years. This review aims to present key considerations for postoperative pain management. Methods. A narrative review of postoperative pain strategies was undertaken.
Nearly 20 per cent of patients experience severe pain in the first 24 h after surgery, a figure that has remained largely unchanged in the past 30 years. This review aims to present key considerations for postoperative pain management.