BACKGROUND Opioids are the mainstay of pain management for acute postsurgical pain. Oral oxycodone is an opioid that can provide effective acute postoperative pain relief. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of oral oxycodone for acute postoperative pain management. STUDY DESIGN This is a narrative review based on published articles searched in PubMed and Medline from 2003 to 2015 on oral oxycod...

BACKGROUND: Opioid analgesia alone may not fully relieve all aspects of acute postoperative pain. Complementary medicine techniques used as adjuvant therapies have the potential to improve pain management and palliate postoperative distress. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective randomized clinical trial compared pain relief after major operations in 202 patients who received one of three nursing inte...