Tag Zulfiqar Ali

Definition Acute postoperative pain is defined as the pain occurring within first 24–48 h after a craniotomy. In a pilot study, De Benedittis et al. found that 60% of postcraniotomy patients suffered from moderate to severe postoperative pain. In two-thirds of…

After a spinal surgery, acute pain is mainly generated from the skin, muscle, vertebrae, intervertebral discs, and facet joints. Following a spine surgery, most of the patients may have moderate to severe pain for the initial 3–4 days. The intensity…