Strategies for Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management for the Cancer Patient
Effective management of pain in patients with cancer impacts quality of life and willingness to receive disease-directed treatment. This review focuses on preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative strategies for management of perioperative pain in the patient with cancer. Managing perioperative pain in special populations, including patients with preoperative opioid use, those with a history of substance abuse, and patients near the end of life are also addressed.
Source: Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America - Category: Surgery Authors: Breana L. Hill, Carolyn Lefkowits Source Type: research
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