by Oliver Wilder-Smith, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, David Yarnitsky, Kris C. Vissers

Here is comprehensive up-to-date coverage of basic and clinical research into the management of persistent pain after surgery. Postoperative Pain presents the science and development behind pain persistence by reviewing available research tools and methods using parallel yet integrated studies of multiple processes. By detailing the causes of pain, this book hopes to encourage new research approaches to shift the paradigm in clinical pain practice.Here is comprehensive up-to-date coverage of basic and clinical research into the management of persistent pain after surgery. Postoperative Pain presents the science and development behind pain persistence by reviewing available research tools and methods using parallel yet integrated studies of multiple processes. By detailing the causes of pain, this book hopes to encourage new research approaches to shift the paradigm in clinical pain practice.