New Insights Into the Pharmacological Management of Postoperative Pain: A Narrative Review

dc.contributor.authorMayoral Rojals, Victor
dc.contributor.authorCharaja, Moises
dc.contributor.authorDe Leon Casasola, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorMontero Matamala, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorNarvaez Tamayo, Marco Antonio
dc.contributor.authorVarrassi, Giustino
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-17T15:08:18Z
dc.date.available2022-12-17T15:08:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractPostoperative pain is prevalent and often undertreated. There is a risk that untreated or suboptimally treated postoperative pain may transition into chronic postoperative pain, which can be challenging to treat. Clinical guidelines recommend the use of multimodal analgesia, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, and, in some cases, opioids. NSAIDs are a broad class of drugs with different attributes such as cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-1 or COX-2 selectivity, onset of action, and analgesic potency. NSAIDs are associated with gastrointestinal and cardiovascular side effects and should be administered at the lowest effective dose for the shortest effective duration but can be effective in postoperative pain. The role of opioids in postoperative analgesia is long-standing but has recently come under scrutiny. Opioids are often used in multimodal analgesic combinations in such a way as to minimize the total consumption of opioids without sacrificing analgesic benefit. Special clinical considerations are required for surgical patients already on opioid regimens or with opioid use disorder. A particularly useful fixed-dose combination product for postoperative analgesia is dexketoprofen-tramadol, which confers safe and effective postoperative pain control and reduces the risk of persistent postoperative pain.ca_ES
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23037
dc.identifier.issn2168-8184
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84874
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherCureusca_ES
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23037ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofCureus, 2022, vol. 14, núm. 3, art. 23037.ca_ES
dc.rightscc-by (c) Victor Mayoral Rojals et. al., 2022.ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectPreemptive analgesiaca_ES
dc.subjectOpioidsca_ES
dc.subjectMultimodal analgesiaca_ES
dc.subjectPostoperative painca_ES
dc.subjectAnalgesiaca_ES
dc.titleNew Insights Into the Pharmacological Management of Postoperative Pain: A Narrative Reviewca_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca_ES
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca_ES
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