Advances in Postoperative Pain Management and Chronic Postoperative Pain

• Other Authors: Cascella, Marco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology; Postoperative pain; Chronic postoperative pain; Pain mechanisms; Postoperative pain management; Physiopathology of chronic postoperative pain; Opioids
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This Special Issue delves deeply into the intricate distinctions between acute and chronic pain. Crucially, chronic pain is more than a mere by-product of sensory input; it entails the activation of a complex brain network intertwined with biopsychosocial factors. As such, its management emerges as...