Treatment Options in Managing Acute Perioperative Pain

Authors

Samuel N. John, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Melissa Williams, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
Christina Hunley, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2017

Abstract

Perioperative pain management is an area of focus among surgeons and anesthesiologists for the surgical patient; however, if the interventions and drugs employed do not adequately treat the underlying pain, the pain could develop into a chronic problem or worsen patient outcomes. The pharmacist can play a valuable role in the pharmacological understanding of the different medications used in the perioperative clinical setting. Various techniques are used in the management of perioperative pain, including neuraxial opioid analgesia, patient-controlled analgesia with systemic opioids, peripheral regional analgesia, and multimodal agents. Pharmacists’ knowledge of pain and appropriate strategies in the treatment of acute perioperative pain can be beneficial to their patients’ well-being.

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Publication Title

U.S. Pharmacist

Volume

42

Issue

3

First Page

HS14

Last Page

HS17

Comments

This article was published in U.S. Pharmacist, Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages HS14-HS17.

The published version is available at https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/treatment-options-in-managing-acute-perioperative-pain.

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Recommended Citation

John, Samuel N.; Williams, Melissa; and Hunley, Christina, "Treatment Options in Managing Acute Perioperative Pain" (2017). PCOM Scholarly Papers. 1808.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/1808