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Anesthesiol Clin North America · Mar 2005
ReviewConsequences of inadequate postoperative pain relief and chronic persistent postoperative pain.
- Girish P Joshi and Babatunde O Ogunnaike.
- Perioperative Medicine and Ambulatory Anesthesia, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-9068, USA. girish.joshi@utsouthwestern.edu
- Anesthesiol Clin North America. 2005 Mar 1; 23 (1): 21-36.
AbstractInadequately controlled pain has undesirable physiologic and psychologic consequences such as increased postoperative morbidity, delayed recovery, a delayed return to normal daily living, and reduced patient satisfaction. Importantly, the lack of adequate postoperative pain treatment may lead to persistent pain after surgery, which is often overlooked. Overall, inadequate pain management increases the use of health care resources and health care costs. This article reviews the physiologic and psychologic consequences of inadequately treated pain, with an emphasis on chronic persistent postoperative pain.
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