Brian P. Jacob, David C. Chen, Bruce Ramshaw, Shirin Towfigh (eds.) - The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain-Springer International Publishing (2016)

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Summary
Understanding how to employ multimodal pain management
strategies for hernia surgery patients will help to ensure a good perioperative
experience and may decrease the potential for chronic pain long
term. Use of these strategies is an imperative for responsible surgeons
performing these common operations.
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