title: Management of post-operative pain: current concepts and methods of management.
abstract: This paper discusses the aetiology, incidence and severity of post-operative pain including factors that influence post-operative pain. Current concepts and the need for effective control of post-operative pain are discussed. A review of the various methods available for post-operative pain management is presented with special reference to practice in a developing country.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D006801:Humans; D006919:Hydroxyzine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006991:Hypnosis, Anesthetic; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D007649:Ketamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009407:Nerve Block; D009549:Nigeria; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009294:Narcotics; D006919:Hydroxyzine; D007649:Ketamine