Abstract
A failure to maintain adequate pain control is a substandard and unethical practice. Pain has disastrous effects in which poorly controlled acute postoperative pain is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, impaired quality of life, delayed recovery time, prolonged opioid usage, and higher healthcare costs. Inadequate knowledge about analgesia and pain management leads the healthcare profession to ineffective postoperative pain management. The main goal of postoperative analgesia is to reduce or eliminate pain and discomfort with a minimum of side effects. Assessment of pain severity is vital before managing it. There are many analgesic options that can be used to manage acute and chronic postoperative pain. Recently, non-opioid analgesia methods are encouraged for acute postoperative pain control due to the side effect of opioids and the advancement of recent technologies for peripheral nerve block.