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ORTHOPEDICS
Volume 31, Issue 11, Pages 1130-1135Publisher
SLACK INC
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20081101-25
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Successful postoperative pain management after arthroscopic shoulder surgery allows patients to go home earlier, decreases the potential for hospital readmission, and facilitates rehabilitation. Optimal pain control considers the physiological and psychological states of the patient, the resulting alterations due to the surgery, and the technical and economic resources available during recovery. A comprehensive approach to pain control should include preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative efforts. Efforts at postoperative pain reduction should begin preoperatively with the establishment of an excellent patients/physician relationship. Preoperative analgesia should be administered. Intraoperative efforts should include the administration of anesthetic medication intra-articularly. Postoperative management should include sleep medication, continuous cold-flow therapy, oral analgesics, and, if necessary, the use of narcotics.
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