Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

Postoperative pain is a common but often inadequately treated condition. Enhanced
recovery pathways (ERPs) are increasingly being utilized to standardize perioperative care …

The US Health and Human Services Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task
Force initiated a public–private partnership which led to the publication of its report in 2019 …

Importance Postoperative opioid overprescribing leads to persistent opioid use and excess
pills at risk for misuse and diversion. A learning health system paradigm using risk-stratified …

Effective pain management is a key component in the continuum of perioperative care to
ensure optimal outcomes for surgical patients. The overutilization of opioids in the past few …

Background Patients usually suffer acute pain after cardiac surgery. Numerous regional
anesthetic techniques have been used for those patients under general anesthesia. The …

Objective Compare transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks with liposomal bupivacaine
were to epidural analgesia for pain at rest and opioid consumption in patients recovering …

Pain management plays a fundamental role in enhanced recovery after surgery pathways.
The concept of multimodal analgesia in providing a balanced and effective approach to …

Persistent postoperative pain (PPP) after cardiac surgery is a significant complication that
negatively affects patient quality of life and increases health care system burden. However …

Background Intrathecal diamorphine is believed to provide postoperative analgesia but is
associated with adverse effects such as nausea and vomiting. There is little evidence of …