TY - JOUR AU - Kolettas, Alexandros AU - Lazaridis, George AU - Baka, Sofia AU - Mpoukovinas, Ioannis AU - Karavasilis, Vasilis AU - Kioumis, Ioannis AU - Pitsiou, Georgia AU - Papaiwannou, Antonis AU - Lampaki, Sofia AU - Karavergou, Anastasia AU - Pataka, Athanasia AU - Machairiotis, Nikolaos AU - Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos AU - Mpakas, Andreas AU - Tsakiridis, Kosmas AU - Fassiadis, Nikolaos AU - Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos AU - Zarogoulidis, Paul PY - 2015 TI - Postoperative pain management JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 7, Supplement 1 (February 05, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease [(dedicated to) 2014 Pan Hellenic Congress on Respiratory and Occupational Chest Diseases] Y2 - 2015 KW - N2 - Postoperative pain is a very important issue for several patients. Indifferent of the surgery type or method, pain management is very necessary. The relief from suffering leads to early mobilization, less hospital stay, reduced hospital costs, and increased patient satisfaction. An individual approach should be applied for pain control, rather than a fix dose or drugs. Additionally, medical, psychological, and physical condition, age, level of fear or anxiety, surgical procedure, personal preference, and response to agents given should be taken into account. The major goal in the management of postoperative pain is minimizing the dose of medications to lessen side effects while still providing adequate analgesia. Again a multidisciplinary team approach should be pursued planning and formulating a plan for pain relief, particularly in complicated patients, such as those who have medical comorbidities. These patients might appear increase for analgesiarelated complications or side effects. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/3804