title: Pain management mini-series. Part I. A review of management of acute pain.
abstract: Acute pain is a complex process involving activation of nociceptors, chemical mediators and inflammation. Medications can be used to target each of the key elements within the pain pathway and eliminate or reduce the sensation of pain. Pain management begins, when possible, prior to the tissue trauma and continues throughout the perioperative period. When acute pain is appropriately managed, patient's clinical outcomes and satisfaction are improved.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, USA.
authors: Quinn
authors: Q
authors: Johnson
authors: Robert R
authors: RR
authors: Borsheski
authors: Joseph L
authors: JL
authors: Reeves-Viets
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D009407:Nerve Block; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal