title: Acute pain management: scientific evidence, fourth edition, 2015.
abstract: This guideline summary describes the fourth edition of Acute pain management: scientific evidence, which was published by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPMANZCA) in December 2015. The fourth edition summarises the best available evidence on acute pain management, following methods established over the preceding three editions. It provides additional information by scoring the quality of and reporting further details on randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses. The information is condensed into key messages that provide: concise statements on each topic, showing the highest level of evidence; and clinical practice points based on clinical experience or expert opinion.
authors.affiliation: University of Western Australia, Perth, WA stephan.schug@uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Stephan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Schug
authors.affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
authors.forename: Greta M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halliwell
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trinca
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001315:Australia; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D018710:Pain Clinics / Q000458:organization & administration; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics