Shukla A, Chaudhary R, Nayyar N, Gupta B. Drugs used for pain management in gastrointestinal surgery and their implications. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2024; 15(5): 97350 [PMID: 39281265 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v15.i5.97350]
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Ankit Shukla, DNB, MCh, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda at Kangra Himachal Pradesh, Kangra 176001, Himachal Pradesh, India. nkitshukla@yahoo.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Ankit Shukla, Department of Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra 176001, Himachal Pradesh, India
Rajesh Chaudhary, Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra 176001, India
Nishant Nayyar, Department of Radiology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra 176001, Himachal Pradesh, India
Bhanu Gupta, Department of Anaesthesia, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Kangra 176001, Himachal Pradesh, India
Author contributions: Shukla A wrote the first draft of the review; Chaudhary R, Gupta B, and Nayyar N conceptualized the work, supervised the writing, and gave intellectual inputs; All the authors critically revised the manuscript and contributed to the literature search.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Ankit Shukla, DNB, MCh, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda at Kangra Himachal Pradesh, Kangra 176001, Himachal Pradesh, India. nkitshukla@yahoo.com
Received: May 29, 2024 Revised: July 28, 2024 Accepted: July 31, 2024 Published online: September 5, 2024 Processing time: 96 Days and 24 Hours
Abstract
Pain is the predominant symptom troubling patients. Pain management is one of the most important aspects in the management of surgical patients leading to early recovery from surgical procedures or in patients with chronic diseases or malignancy. Various groups of drugs are used for dealing with this; however, they have their own implications in the form of adverse effects and dependence. In this article, we review the concerns of different pain-relieving medicines used postoperatively in gastrointestinal surgery and for malignant and chronic diseases.
Core Tip: Pain is the most common symptom encountered by patients and their physicians. In the present era, there has been a change in the understanding of pain, its causes, assessment and management. Patient education and preoperative intervention are an integral part of pain management. Post-operative pain management is also an integral part of the enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in today's era. Management of pain can be pharmacological or non-pharmacological.
