Extension of pain relief beyond the operating room.
Physicians have in their armamentaria of drugs and techniques sufficient methods of relieving postoperative pain to maintain an analgesic state in postsurgical patients. The extent of the problem, and the options available, are discussed and described.
Carron
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Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011182:Postoperative Care