Anesthesia and Chronic Pain Management

The reasons for development of chronic pain are poorly understood. Chronic postoperative pain is linked to severe acute postoperative pain. Head and neck pain is often a complex phenomenon that requires meticulous diagnosis and treatment. Institution of early multimodal analgesic regimens by multidisciplinary teams may attenuate chronic pain formation and propagation in the otolaryngologic patient.
Source: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research