Postoperative analgesia in plastic surgery

Abstract

The review is devoted to the questions of prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative pain in plastic surgery. The pain in plastic surgery remains a serious problem in particular after major reconstructive-reparative operations. It impedes patient timely discharge from hospital in same-day surgery. Postoperative pain in plastic surgery may become chronic in 10-40% cases especially after operations on mammary glands. The basis of postoperative analgesia in plastic surgery is combined using of nonopioid analgesics (NSAIDs, paracetamol, gabapentin) and different variants of regional analgesia. Opioid analgesics are considered as reserve drugs for cases when nonopioid analgesia isn't effective.