Chronic post-surgical pain: Epidemiology and clinical implications for acute pain management

Acute Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-81

  Visser, Eric J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Chronic post surgical pain; Complex regional pain syndrome; Hyperalgesia; Persistent post surgical pain; Preventive analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CELECOXIB; CLONIDINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; EMLA; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PARECOXIB; PREGABALIN; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SALCATONIN; VENLAFAXINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GENETICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REOPERATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND;

EID: 33745674704     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2006.05.002     Document Type: Review

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