The main purpose of this study was categorizing 20 descriptors of post-operative pain sensory, affective and evaluative dimensions. Sixty-one physicians participated.
Lilian Varanda Pereira +1 more
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Postoperative control of liposuction pain [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Pain control is essential in any surgical event. Liposuction is, in general, accompanied by complaints of post-operative pain, which raises the discussion about the best way to prevent and treat it.
Marcel Vinicius de Aguiar Menezes +6 more
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Intraperitoneal aerosolization of bupivacaine is a safe and effective method in controlling postoperative pain in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a worldwide problem and has grown in severity in the last few decades making bariatric surgery and, in particular, laparoscopic banding and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass efficacious and cost-effective procedures.
Alkhamesi, NA +4 more
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Evaluation of the efficacy of M-TAPA and EXORA block application for analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective, single-blind, observational study [PDF]
Background Different field block methods are used for analgesia following abdominal surgery. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of a modified thoracoabdominal nerve block via the perichondrial approach (M-TAPA) and that of an external oblique and ...
Korgün Ökmen +2 more
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Benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing an open posterior component separation for abdominal herniorrhaphy [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The implementation of open posterior component separation (PCS) surgery has led to improved outcomes for complex hernias. While the PCS technique has been shown to decrease recurrence rates, and provide a feasible option to repair hernias ...
Sellers, Austin
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Poorly controlled postoperative pain: prevalence, consequences, and prevention
This review provides an overview of the clinical issue of poorly controlled postoperative pain and therapeutic approaches that may help to address this common unresolved health-care challenge.
T. Gan
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Studies have suggested that quantitative sensory testing (QST) might hold a predictive value for development of chronic postoperative pain and the response to pharmacological interventions.This review systematically summarizes the current evidence on the
K. Petersen +6 more
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Postoperative pain management in children: Guidance from the pain committee of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA Pain Management Ladder Initiative) [PDF]
The main remit of the European Society for Paediatric Anaesthesiology (ESPA) Pain Committee is to improve the quality of pain management in children. The ESPA Pain Management Ladder is a clinical practice advisory based upon expert consensus to help to ...
Adamek +196 more
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Depression and breast cancer; postoperative short-term implications [PDF]
Introduction. Pre and postoperative psychological status is an important aspect in patients diagnosed with breast cancer, having a great impact on their quality of life.
Bălălău, Denisa +7 more
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Preoperative coping mechanisms have no predictive value for postoperative pain in breast cancer
Objective: This study evaluated the relationship between psychological coping mechanisms and symptoms of anxiety and depression in the preoperative and postoperative periods in relation to the intensity of postoperative pain among patients undergoing ...
Maria Luiza Alves +3 more
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