233
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Article

Applications of Drug Anesthesia in Control Chronic Pain

, MD, ANES & , MD, PhD
Pages 232-237 | Received 21 Jul 2017, Accepted 23 Oct 2017, Published online: 19 Dec 2017
 

ABSTRACT

Surgery is one of the major causes of chronic pain in patients that have undergone any kind of surgeries. These complain are not only associated with major surgeries; even common minor surgeries like hernia repair have a significant risk of chronic pain. The development of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) depends on the type of surgical technique used. Furthermore, changes in the central nervous system have been associated with the development of persistent and chronic pain after surgical trauma and nerve injury. Anesthesia agents that block the mechanisms stimulating the process of central sensitization may be efficient in reducing the incidence of CPSP and finally psychosocial factors have been reported to be an important factor in the progression of chronic pain and as such should be addressed as part of perioperative care. The purpose of this mini-review is to give a comprehensive summary of the application of anesthesia drugs to reduce or control chronic pain during or after surgery.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors have no conflict of interest in any terms or by any means during the study. All the funds were provided by research center and disbursed accordingly.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We thank Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran for supporting this study.

Log in via your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

PDF download + Online access
  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 65.00 Add to cart
* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.