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Basics and Best Practices of Multimodal Pain Management for the Plastic Surgeon

Year: 2020

Type: review

Abstract: Pain management is a central focus for the plastic surgeon's perioperative planning, and it no longer represents a postoperative afterthought. Protocols that rely on opioid-only pain therapy are outdated and discouraged, as they do not achieve optimal pain relief, increase postoperative morbidity, and contribute to the growing opioid epidemic. A multimodal approach to pain management using non-opioid analgesic techniques is an integral component of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols. Careful perioperative planning for optimal pain management must be achieved in multidisciplinary collaboration with the perioperative care team including anesthesiology. This allows pain management interventions to occur at 3 critical opportunities-preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings.

Source: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open

DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000002833

Authors: Jenny C. Barker, Girish P. Joshi, Jeffrey E. Janis

Institutions: Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,195