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  • Title: Chronic postsurgical pain: prevention and management.
    Author: Ravindran D.
    Journal: J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother; 2014 Mar; 28(1):51-3. PubMed ID: 24552601.
    Abstract:
    Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is a common problem, with up to a third of patients reporting persistent or intermittent pain 1 year after common operations. A proposed definition is pain that develops after a surgical procedure, which lasts at least 2 months, and where other causes and preexisting pain have been excluded. A variety of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of CPSP. Preventive strategies include effective postsurgical acute pain management, preoperative administration of gabapentin or pregabalin continued postoperatively, and considering the necessity of the surgical procedure itself and exploring alternatives.
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