Postoperative Pain Control [PDF]
The effective relief of pain is of the utmost importance to anyone treating patients undergoing surgery. Pain relief has significant physiological benefits; hence, monitoring of pain relief is increasingly becoming an important postoperative quality measure. The goal for postoperative pain management is to reduce or eliminate pain and discomfort with a
Veerabhadram, Garimella +1 more
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Background: Laparoscopic hysterectomy is often carried out as day-stay surgery. Minimising postoperative pain is therefore of utmost importance to ensure timely discharge from hospital.
Kristian D. Friesgaard +4 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea as an independent predictor of postoperative delirium and pain: Protocol for an observational study of a surgical cohort [version 2; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
Introduction: Postoperative delirium and pain are common complications in adults, and are difficult both to prevent and treat. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in surgical patients, and has been suggested to be a risk factor for postoperative ...
Arrington, Brianna +7 more
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Evaluation of wound healing and postoperative pain after oral mucosa laser biopsy with the aid of compound with chlorhexidine and sodium hyaluronate: a randomized double blind clinical trial [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to evaluate secondary intention healing process and postoperative pain of oral soft tissues after laser surgery with the use of a compound containing chlorhexidine and sodium hyaluronate.
Del Vecchio, Alessandro +6 more
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Accepted 16 October 1995 A 71-year-old man presented with a four-week history of left-sided back and leg pain. Two and a half years previously he had had an aorto-bifemoral prosthetic graft replacement for an inflammatory aortic aneurysm which extended into both iliac arteries.
S A, Worthy, D L, Richardson, D, Lambert
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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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A 59-year-old woman underwent an Ivor-Lewis oesphagogastrectomy after being diagnosed with a lower oesophageal carcinoma. At operation the tumour was noted to be mobile and noninvasive. Histology of the resected specimen showed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma extending to the serosa, with clear resection margins and no lymph node involvement ...
K, Chapple +4 more
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DNA methylation at the mu-1 opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) promoter predicts preoperative, acute, and chronic postsurgical pain after spine fusion. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION:The perioperative pain experience shows great interindividual variability and is difficult to predict. The mu-1 opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is known to play an important role in opioid-pain pathways.
Chidambaran, Vidya +8 more
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Postoperative Pain in Children
Postoperative pain is an acute pain that starts with surgical trauma and gradually decreases with healing of the tissue. The mechanism of pain perception in the pediatric population is different and poorly understood. Difficulties in defining and grading
Ümit Akkemik
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Tourniquetless Total Knee Arthroplasty With Modern Perioperative Protocols Decreases Pain and Opioid Consumption in Women [PDF]
Background This study examined whether a modern total knee arthroplasty (TKA) protocol without a tourniquet results in less patient-reported pain and in-hospital opioid consumption compared to TKA with a tourniquet.
Dilley, Julian E. +4 more
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