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Management of Postoperative Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Regional Anesthesia, Executive Committee, and Administrative Council by Roger Chou; Debra B. Gordon; Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola; Jack M. Rosenberg; Stephen Bickler; Tim Brennan; Todd Carter; Carla L. Cassidy; Eva Hall Chittenden; Ernest Degenhardt; Scott Griffith; Renee Manworren; Bill McCarberg; Robert Montgomery; Jamie Murphy; Melissa F. Perkal; Santhanam Suresh; Kathleen Sluka; Scott Strassels; Richard Thirlby; Eugene Viscusi; Gary A. Walco; Lisa Warner; Steven J. Weisman; Christopher L. Wu is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
Most patients who undergo surgical procedures experience acute postoperative pain, but evidence suggests that less than half report adequate postoperative pain relief. Many preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative interventions and management strategies are available for reducing and managing postoperative pain. 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. The guideline was subsequently approved by the American Society for Regional Anesthesia. As part of the guideline development process, a systematic review was commissioned on various aspects related to various interventions and management strategies for postoperative pain. After a review of the evidence, the expert panel formulated recommendations that addressed various aspects of postoperative pain management, including preoperative education, perioperative pain management planning, use of different pharmacological and nonpharmacological modalities, organizational policies, and transition to out
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- Author
- Roger Chou; Debra B. Gordon; Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola; Jack M. Rosenberg; Stephen Bickler; Tim Brennan; Todd Carter; Carla L. Cassidy; Eva Hall Chittenden; Ernest Degenhardt; Scott Griffith; Renee Manworren; Bill McCarberg; Robert Montgomery; Jamie Murphy; Melissa F. Perkal; Santhanam Suresh; Kathleen Sluka; Scott Strassels; Richard Thirlby; Eugene Viscusi; Gary A. Walco; Lisa Warner; Steven J. Weisman; Christopher L. Wu
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)