Postoperative Pain and Immunosuppression

Postoperative metastasis risk: more than immunosuppression.

assistance of the anesthesiologist(s) involved, most adverse events were self-reported by that practitioner. Also, the involved anesthesiologist(s) were generally present for the discussion and error analysis. Finally, the suggestion by Gauge that this peer review mechanism would be corrupted, if it were applied to patient compensation, is an interesting speculation. Perhaps, Gauge would be mor...

Pain and postoperative recovery.

SURGERY initiates an abnormal metabolic state characterized by a perioperative general fuel mobilization, increased energy expenditure, and breakdown of body tissues, partly explained by a loss or reduction of insulin sensitivity. It is presumed that perioperative variables, such as anesthesia, pain, fasting, hypoxemia, immobilization, and hemorrhage, might contribute to the establishment of a ...

"Anxiebo", placebo, and postoperative pain

BACKGROUND Surgical treatment and its consequences expose patients to stress, and here we investigated the importance of the psychological component of postoperative pain based on reports in the clinical literature. DISCUSSION Postoperative pain remains a significant clinical problem. Increased pain intensity with increased demand for opioid medication, and/or a relative unresponsiveness to p...

Postoperative pain--underestimated and undertreated.

[Postoperative pain in craniotomy].

In the postoperative period, 47% to 75% of the patients report some degree of pain. This study aimed to evaluate pain in the pre and postoperative period of patients submitted to craniotomy. This prospective research was carried out at the neurosurgery unit of a large Brazilian hospital. For a quantitative evaluation of pain, the verbal numeric 0-10 rating scale was used. Forty patients with a ...