Acute pain management medications in the immediate postoperative period generally: 1 progress from NSAID s to opioids 2 should include pre-emptive and multimodal analgesia 3 should be prn to promote...

Acute pain management medications in the immediate

postoperative period generally:

1 progress from NSAID s to opioids

2 should include pre-emptive and multimodal analgesia

3 should be prn to promote control

4 induce a strong sedative effect to decrease the risk of nausea