The American Pain Society, for the first time, has released a clinical practice guideline on managing postoperative pain.
The guideline was created with input from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and was subsequently approved by the American Society for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), and was based on the 23-member panel’s review of 6,500 scientific abstracts and primary studies.
“The intent of the guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations