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Postoperative pain management: a practical review, part 2.

Scott A Strassels1, Ewan McNicol, Rosy Suleman

  • 1Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program, Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. scotts1@u.washington.edu

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
|September 22, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Optimal management of postoperative pain is crucial, yet often suboptimal due to various factors. Pharmacists play a key role in improving pain pharmacotherapy and assessment in general practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmacology
  • Pain Management
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Postoperative pain management remains a significant challenge in healthcare.
  • Suboptimal pain treatment persists despite decades of awareness and available analgesics.
  • Effective pain management impacts clinical, economic, and patient-reported outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the pharmacotherapy and assessment of postoperative pain.
  • To highlight the role of pharmacists in improving postoperative pain management.
  • To discuss strategies for optimizing pain treatment in general pharmacy practice.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of pharmacotherapy and assessment strategies for postoperative pain.
  • Analysis of factors contributing to suboptimal pain management.

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  • Exploration of the role of pharmacists in pain care.

    • Main Results:

    • Opioids are central to postoperative pain pharmacotherapy.
    • Multimodal analgesia offers potential for improved pain management.
    • Key skills for clinicians include equianalgesic dosage conversion and pain assessment.

    Conclusions:

    • Optimal postoperative pain management is a critical goal for all healthcare providers.
    • Pharmacists have a substantial opportunity to enhance postoperative pain care.
    • Addressing societal and healthcare system factors is essential for improving pain treatment.