title: Management of acute and postoperative pain.
abstract: The optimal management of postoperative pain is a prerequisite for early recovery and shorter hospital stays. The use of multimodal analgesia techniques involving the use of opioid and non-opioid (local anesthetics, ketamine, acetaminophen, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) analgesic drugs can markedly enhance pain relief in the perioperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. girish.joshi@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: White