Current Concepts in Postoperative Pain Management
An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

1. Multimodal and Multidisciplinary Approach to Postoperative Pain Management (Joshi) 2. Mechanisms of Incisional Pain (Brennan, Zahn, Pogatzki-Zahn) 3. Consequences of Inadequate Pain Relief (emphasis on persistent pain) (Perkins) 4. Postoperative Care of the Chronic Opioid Consuming Patient (Swenson, Davis, Johnson) 5. Role of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and COX-2 Specific Inhibitors in Postoperative Pain Management (Gajraj, Joshi) 6. Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics (White, Durieux)7. Role of Analgesic Adjuncts in Postoperative Pain Management (Habib, Gan)8. IV-PCA: One Size Does Not Fit All (MacIntyre) 9. Epidural Analgesia For Postoperative Pain (Richman, Wu) 10. Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Continuous Catheter Techniques (Evans, Steele, Nielsen, Tucker, Klein) 11. Postoperative Pain Management in Children (Verghese, Hannallah) 12. Procedure Specific Postoperative Pain Management (Kehlet) 13. Acute Pain Services (Costs of Postoperative Pain Management) (Rawal)