Abstract
This article provides an overview of current methods used in acute pain management and explains why effective analgesia is crucial in the early postoperative period. It describes the pharmacology of both common and specialist analgesics, as well as explaining the role and uses of regional and neuraxial analgesia, for the non-anaesthetist.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
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Amines / therapeutic use
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Analgesics / therapeutic use
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use*
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Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
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Anesthesia, Conduction / methods*
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Anesthetics, Local / therapeutic use
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
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Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / therapeutic use
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Gabapentin
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Humans
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Pain Management
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Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
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Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
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Pregabalin / therapeutic use
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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / therapeutic use
Substances
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Amines
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Analgesics
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Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
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Analgesics, Opioid
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Anesthetics, Local
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
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Acetaminophen
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Pregabalin
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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
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Gabapentin