Pain, Postoperative

"Pain, Postoperative" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Pain during the period after surgery.

Descriptor ID	D010149
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.767.700 C23.888.592.612.832
Concept/Terms	Pain, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Postoperative Pain Postoperative Pains

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pain, Postoperative".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Postoperative Complications [C23.550.767]
Pain, Postoperative [C23.550.767.700]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Pain [C23.888.592.612]
Pain, Postoperative [C23.888.592.612.832]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Pain, Postoperative".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pain, Postoperative".

Pain, Postoperative
Phantom Limb

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Bar chart showing 480 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 44 publications in 2020 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
1997	2	3	5
1998	1	2	3
1999	1	1	2
2001	2	2	4
2002	0	3	3
2003	3	2	5
2004	5	2	7
2005	8	4	12
2006	6	4	10
2007	9	6	15
2008	4	4	8
2009	6	5	11
2010	2	6	8
2011	5	2	7
2012	8	8	16
2013	10	4	14
2014	10	3	13
2015	13	4	17
2016	20	4	24
2017	22	3	25
2018	23	5	28
2019	30	9	39
2020	22	22	44
2021	15	28	43
2022	0	44	44
2023	2	30	32
2024	21	8	29
2025	9	1	10

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain, Postoperative" by people in Profiles.

Schwenk ES, Ferd P, Torjman MC, Li CJ, Charlton AR, Yan VZ, McCurdy MA, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD, Fleischman AN, Issa T. Intravenous versus oral acetaminophen for pain and quality of recovery after ambulatory spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 06 10; 50(6):483-488.

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Sadacharam K, Furstein JS, Staffa SJ, Li G, Karroum R, Booth JM, Kim E, McCahan SM, Muhly WT, Chidambaran V. Multisite prospective study of perioperative pain management practices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network (SPAIN) Project Report. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 06 10; 50(6):455-463.

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Dalton J, Olson J, Pohl NB, Narayanan R, Tarawneh OH, Lee Y, Carter MV, Karthikeyan G, Witt L, Mehta A, Mangan JJ, Kurd MF, Canseco JA, Hilibrand AS, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD, Kepler CK. Comparing Postoperative Opioid Use in Primary and Revision Lumbar Fusion: A?Propensity-Matched Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2025 04; 196:123800.

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Podder SK, Koeneman S, Fagenson AM, Schleider C, Philp MM, Noonan KM, Braun PA, Smith M, Cowan SW, Pitt HA. Surgical Opioid Stewardship: From the Epidemic, Through the Pandemic, and Beyond. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Apr 01; 240(4):649-657.

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Mojica JJ, Eddy G, Schwenk ES. N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists for the prevention of chronic postsurgical pain: a narrative review. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 02 05; 50(2):160-167.

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Carter M, Narayanan R, Toci G, Lee Y, Fras S, Hammelef E, Mumtaz S, Garayo T, Kurd M, Kaye ID, Canseco J, Hilibrand A, Vaccaro A, Kepler C, Schroeder G. Inpatient Multimodal Pain Regimens Do Not Impact Hospital Length of Stay or Long-term Postoperative Opioid Use Following 1 and 2-Level Lumbar Fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 38(8):368-373.

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Fares MY, Daher M, Boufadel P, Khan AZ, Abboud JA. The Use of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Control After Shoulder Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Apr; 53(5):1254-1263.

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Trivedi SM, Wahle CF, Mao YV, Wraich D, Shea KG, Sadacharam K, Stinson Z, Ellington M, Niu E, Williams B, Patel N, Ellis H, Crepeau A, Vanderhave K, Carsen S, Mayer S, Pennock A, Vandenberg C, Beck JJ. Long-term Complications From Peripheral Nerve Blocks After Pediatric Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Procedures: A Systematic Review. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(4):981-987.

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Forlenza EM, Nam D, Fillingham YA, Hamilton WG, Browne JA, Nunley RM, Pagnano MW, Kopp SL, Heckmann ND, Wilson JM, Hannon CP. Pain Management in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Evidence-Based and Controversial Practices in 2024. Instr Course Lect. 2025; 74:301-310.

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John G H, Joseph Albert A, Chen AF, Ilyas AM. Reducing Opioid Use in Orthopaedic Surgery. Instr Course Lect. 2025; 74:313-322.

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