International Journal of Surgery and Anesthesia Research

Perioperative Pain Management

Perioperative pain management facilitates postoperative ambulation and rehabilitation, and is considered a prerequisite to enhancing recovery after surgery. 1 2 Despite well-documented benefits, postoperative pain continues to be inadequately treated. The assessment and management of perioperative pain in an intensive care setting is complex and challenging, requiring several patient-specific considerations. Administering analgesia is difficult due to interacting effects of pre-existing conditions, interventions, and deviation from standard levels of expressiveness of pain.

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