Year 2022 in review – Perioperative pain therapy

Czech version

Authors: J. Málek
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie a resuscitace 3. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, Praha
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 33, 2022, č. 6, s. 296-301
Category: Review Article

Overview

The article highlights and discusses several current topics that were published in the field of mainly acute pain therapy last year. It summarizes the current publications concerning systemic analgesia, methods of pain therapy and international guidelines concerning pain therapy.

Keywords:

Analgesics – chronic postoperative pain – perioperative analgesia – international guidelines for acute pain therapy

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