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Anesthesiology clinics · Sep 2007
ReviewPerioperative pain management in the neurosurgical patient.
- Jose Ortiz-Cardona and Audrée A Bendo.
- Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 6, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098, USA.
- Anesthesiol Clin. 2007 Sep 1; 25 (3): 655-74, xi.
AbstractThe perioperative management of pain in neurosurgical patients is a controversial topic with management decisions based mainly on reports of anecdotal experiences. There is no consensus regarding the standardization of pain control in this patient population. In the last decade, improved awareness and advances in the practice of pain management have resulted in the implementation of diverse techniques to achieve adequate analgesia in this undertreated group of patients. This article provides information about the various techniques and approaches, based on the latest research and clinical trials conducted in this patient population. Specifically, the physiology of pain in patients undergoing brain or spine surgery, the different modalities for pain control, and the diverse choice of drugs, with their associated risks and benefits, are reviewed.
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