Management of perioperative pain

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Abstract

Pain has always been linked with surgical intervention. Pain may occur because of the preexisting disease that led to the need for an operation, the surgical procedure itself (with the associated tissue trauma, instrumentation, or complications), or a combination of both the disease process and the intervention. Optimal management of acute pain during the perioperative period is increasingly recognized as reducing the risk of adverse perioperative events, in addition to providing comfort, relieving suffering, and aiding in return to normal function.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationSurgery
Subtitle of host publicationBasic Science and Clinical Evidence: Second Edition
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages381-393
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783540297338
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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