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Acute Postoperative Pain Service Models

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Neuroscience: Focus on Acute and Chronic Pain

Part of the book series: Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care ((TIACC))

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Abstract

After surgery, patients frequently experience severe pain, and a significant portion receives less than adequate analgesia [1, 2]. Furthermore, surveys in 1980s showed that as many as 30–75% of patients still receive inadequate pain treatment in the postoperative period, despite an increasing awareness of this issue [3–6].

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  1. State University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    M. A. Tiengo MD (Professor Emeritus of Physiopathology and Pain Therapy) (Professor Emeritus of Physiopathology and Pain Therapy)

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Galimberti, G., Di Marco, P., Conti, A. (2001). Acute Postoperative Pain Service Models. In: Tiengo, M.A. (eds) Neuroscience: Focus on Acute and Chronic Pain. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2258-4_10

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