title: Postoperative pain care.
abstract: In addition to decreasing patient suffering, adequate perioperative pain control is necessary for healing and recovery. Perioperative pain care is a proactive plan based on assessments and individualized interventions to inhibit nociception while controlling other symptoms and applying analgesic principles to promote rehabilitation with continuous evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gates
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics