title: Pharmacological options for intra-operative and early postoperative analgesia: an update.
abstract: The motto of the 2011 Global Year Against Acute Pain was 'Anticipate, Assess, Alleviate'. Recent advances in acute pain management include novel applications of widely used drugs, new techniques, as well as further development in our knowledge of pain scoring in veterinary patients. The concept of preventive analgesia is introduced here and serves to strengthen the widely accepted practice of pre-emptive, multimodal analgesia.
authors: Department of Anaesthesia, Northwest Surgeons, Cheshire, UK.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Gurney
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics