Pain management七年制.pptVIP

* Specific chronic pain problems Neuropathic pain Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) Phantom limb pain Complex regional pain syndrome Trigeminal neuralgia Arthritis Cancer pain * Neuropathic pain (postoperative pain) Introduction: Postoperative pain acute, self-limiting progress to chronic pain Cause: peripheral nerve damage Examples: intercostal nerve damage post thoracotomy ilio-inguinal nerve damage from hernia repair * Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) Caus