title: Preemptive analgesia--treating postoperative pain by preventing the establishment of central sensitization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, University College London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Woolf
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics