title: Multimodal postcesarean delivery analgesia.
abstract: Cesarean deliveries can be associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain. Appropriate management of pain is important because it results in better patient satisfaction, earlier mobilization, and improved maternal-infant bonding. There are many individual options for treatment of pain; however, multimodal analgesic therapy has become the mainstay of treatment. In this article, the epidemiology of postcesarean delivery pain, pain mechanisms, and the multiple options available to providers for treatment of postoperative pain are discussed.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. anne.lavoie@umontreal.ca
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Lavoie
authors: Paloma
authors: P
authors: Toledo
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
keywords: Acute pain; Cesarean delivery; Chronic pain; Multimodal analgesia; Neuraxial analgesia; Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; Opioid analgesia