ABSTRACT

The concept of integrating pain management into the surgical process as a single entity is new and exciting. The use of local anaesthetic to block post-operative pain at the site of its generation is here refined into a management program allowing early mobilisation and dramatic pain control in the early post-operative period. This multimodal techn

chapter 1|10 pages

How it all started

chapter 2|9 pages

Physiology and anatomy

chapter 4|14 pages

Safety issues

chapter 5|9 pages

Outcomes

chapter 9|6 pages

Post-operative care*

chapter 10|5 pages

Implementation: Making it work