title: Post-Operative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Robotic Urological Surgery.
abstract: Robotic urological surgery is being increasingly performed worldwide. The main focus currently is on the operative technique but post operative patient care is an essential part of the process to make this technique safe and successful. We present a review on multiple analgesic techniques available to prevent and treat pain specifically caused after by urological robotic surgery; this article will explain the mechanism of pain pathways involved in laparoscopic procedures and review current evidence pertaining to systemic and regional analgesia methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthetics, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK.
authors.forename: Sian E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Batley
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthetics, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK.
authors.forename: Venkat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Hertfordshire and South Bedfordshire Robotic Urological Cancer Centre, Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vasdev
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthetics, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK.
authors.forename: Gowrie
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohan-S
keywords: Enhanced recovery; Pain management; Robotic surgery