Langenbeck's archives of surgery
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Aug 2004
ReviewEffect of postoperative pain treatment on outcome-current status and future strategies.
The effect of postoperative pain relief on morbidity and hospital stay is reviewed. ⋯ The effects of pain relief on outcome remains debatable, despite beneficial effects of pathophysiological responses. Future outcome studies are required where optimised dynamic pain relief is integrated with a multimodal rehabilitation programme.