Acute Post Operative Pain Management Emma Lamont - 18 Weeks

NHS National Waiting Times Centre
The Patient in Pain
• Key points
• Multimodal Analgesia
• No one dose or analgesia suits all patients
• We are individuals and should be treated as such
• Assessment of the patient experiencing pain is the
cornerstone to optimal pain management.
• Pain assessment should be ongoing, individualised,
and documented.
• Pain relief should be a basic human right