Postoperative Pain Management Challenge

We read with great interest the article published by Clark and colleagues 1 Clark I.C. Allman R.D. Rogers A.L. et al. Multimodal pain management protocol to decrease opioid use and to improve pain control after thoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022; 114: 2008-2014 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (7) Google Scholar titled “Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery.” Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic SurgeryThe Annals of Thoracic SurgeryVol. 114Issue 6PreviewOpioid addiction continues to be a devastating problem in our communities, and up to 40% of patients begin their addiction with legally prescribed opioids after injury or surgical procedure. An opioid-free multimodal pain regimen was developed with the goal of decreasing opioid exposure while maintaining adequate pain control. Full-Text PDF Pain Management Protocol—Techniques and Medication ComponentsThe Annals of Thoracic SurgeryVol. 116Issue 3PreviewThank you to our colleagues from Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University1 for their interest and discourse about our nonopioid pain management protocol instituted for thoracic surgery patients who have undergone a minimally invasive approach for their lung resections as described in “Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery.”2 Full-Text PDF