PAIN

PAIN

Pain is defined as ‘ An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.’ Most patients will experience pain after surgery . This is usually managed by a combination of painkillers and local anaesthetic techniques (multimodal analgesia). The common painkillers that are used are regular paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids. Opioids can be weak, such as codeine, or stronger opioids, such as morphine and oxycodone. Opioids are associated with a high incidence of side e ff ects (nausea and vomiting, respiratory depression, itching). By combining opioids with other drugs, the dose of opioid can be minimised, thus side e ff ects can be reduced. - PAIN

Pain is defined as ‘ An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.’ Most patients will experience pain after surgery . This is usually managed by a combination of painkillers and local anaesthetic techniques (multimodal analgesia). The common painkillers that are used are regular paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids. Opioids can be weak, such as codeine, or stronger opioids, such as morphine and oxycodone. Opioids are associated with a high incidence of side e ff ects (nausea and vomiting, respiratory depression, itching). By combining opioids with other drugs, the dose of opioid can be minimised, thus side e ff ects can be reduced. - PAIN

Pain is defined as ‘ An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.’ Most patients will experience pain after surgery . This is usually managed by a combination of painkillers and local anaesthetic techniques (multimodal analgesia). The common painkillers that are used are regular paracetamol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids. Opioids can be weak, such as codeine, or stronger opioids, such as morphine and oxycodone. Opioids are associated with a high incidence of side e ff ects (nausea and vomiting, respiratory depression, itching). By combining opioids with other drugs, the dose of opioid can be minimised, thus side e ff ects can be reduced. -