Background Perioperative neuropathic pain is under‐recognized and often undertreated.
Chronic pain may develop after any routine surgery, but it can have a far greater incidence …

BACKGROUND: Preventive analgesia using non-opioid analgesic strategies is recognized
as a pathway to improve postoperative pain control while minimizing opioid-related side …

Nationally recognised as the definitive guide to clinical nursing skills, The Royal Marsden
Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has provided essential nursing knowledge and up-to …

This is the third edition of Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence. The first two were
published in 1999 and 2005, respectively. This third edition sums up the evidence currently …

In a general sense, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) refers to a process where patients
can determine when and how much medication they receive, regardless of analgesic …

In Australia and New Zealand, in parallel with other developed countries, the number of
patients prescribed opioids on a long-term basis has grown rapidly over the last decade …

Opioids are used for acute and chronic pain and dependency. They have a narrow
therapeutic index and large interpatient variability in response. Genetic factors regulating …

Exercise-induced muscle damage is a well documented phenomenon that often follows
unaccustomed and sustained metabolically demanding activities. This is a well researched …

Despite the increasing use of a variety of different analgesic strategies, opioids continue as
the mainstay for management of moderate to severe acute pain. However, concerns remain …

The structural components necessary to perceive pain are already present at about 25
weeks gestation whereas the endogenous descending inhibitory pathways are not fully …