Perioperative Pain Management: Miscellaneous (Monitoring, Risk Assessment)

Managing painPain in the perioperative periodPerioperative period is imperative, but careful consideration must be taken into account in order to properly, yet safely, administer medications to treat pain. Factors to consider for patients who are receiving both opioidOpioids and non-opioid pain medications, include age, chronic medical conditions, opioidOpioids naivety/toleranceTolerance Bethell et al. (Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 29:504–9, 2020 [1]). Therefore, it is imperative to understand a patient’s medical history in order to achieve adequate pain relief, while also creating a customized treatment plan to mitigate side effects.