High post-operative pain scores despite multimodal analgesia in ambulatory anorectal surgery: a prospective cohort study.

CONCLUSION: A multimodal analgesic approach consisting of local anesthetic infiltration, multiple oral analgesics and written information seems to be insufficient for certain patient groups after ambulatory anorectal surgery. Especially patients undergoing surgery for hemorrhoids or an anal fissure should receive adequate analgesia. Pain during defecation is problematic and finding a solution for this problem remains challenging. Further research into the combined use of different analgesic modalities is recommended. PMID: 30189793 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research