All physicians are involved in the management of pain at some level or the other, but of the various specialties and health professions, surgeons are at the frontline of delivering perioperative pain care. Perioperative Pain Management for General and Plastic Surgery offers a concise yet comprehensive overview of the surgical pain management field to help practitioners effectively plan and enhance perioperative pain control. Chapters provide guidance on solving common dilemmas facing surgeons who are managing patients with pain related problems and clinical decision-making, and explore essential topics required for the trainee and practitioner to quickly assess the patient with pain, to diagnose pain and painful conditions, determine the feasibility and safety of surgical procedure needed, and arrange for advanced pain management consults and care if needed. This text also explores the latest evolving techniques and appropriate utilization of modern equipment and technology to safely provide care. Highly accessible and written by experts in the field, Perioperative Pain Management for General and Plastic Surgery is an ideal resource for practicing surgeons, anesthesiologists, critical care personnel, residents, medical students.

1. Pain Pathways and Pain PhysiologyChane Price, Zahid Huq, Eellan Sivanesan, and Constantine Sarantopoulos2. NMDA Receptor Antagonists, Gabapentinoids, Alpha-2 Agonists, and DexamethasoneAlexander J. Feng, George C. Chang Chien, and Alan D. Kaye3. Barriers to Optimal Pain Management in the General Surgery PopulationAnand C. Thakur4. Preemptive, Preventive, and Multimodal AnalgesiaDaniel Chang, Mia Castro, Vineetha S. Ratnamma, Alessandra Verzelloni, Dionne Rudison, and Nalini Vadivelu5. Tumescent Anesthesia in General SurgeryJacob Cole, Victor Rivera, and Anthony Tucker6. Acetaminophen, NSAIDS, and COX-2 Selective Inhibitors UpdateKatherine Stammen, Harish Siddaiah, Cody Brechtel, Elyse M. Cornett, Charles J. Fox III, and Alan D. Kaye7. Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia in Chronic Opioid Users and Patients with Pre-existing PainGrace Chen and Ashley Valentine8. Peripheral Nerve Block and Ultrasound ImagesPaul K. Cheng, Tariq M. Malik, and Magdalena Anitescu9. Long-Acting Perioperative OpioidsKenneth D. Candido and Teresa M. Kusper10. Pain Management in Breast SurgeryJarrod T. Bogue and Christine H. Rohde11. Pain Management in Body Contouring ProceduresCyril S. Gary, Samuel Kim, and Deepak Narayan12. Pain Management and Urinary RetentionSophia Delpe, Amanda Norwich, and Toby C. Chai13. Pain Management for General Pediatric SurgeryJodi-Ann Oliver, Lori-Ann Oliver, Michael Casimir, and Caroline Walker14. Nonpharmacologic Management of Postsurgical PainJessica Carter and Srinivas Pyati15. Pain Management in the Patient with Substance Use DisorderThomas Hickey and Jessica Feinleib16. Postoperative Pain ManagementQ. Cece Chen and Shengping Zou17. Clinical Consequences of Inadequate Pain Management and Barriers to Optimal Pain ManagementEvan Goodman, Magdalena Anitescu, and Tariq Malik18. Prevention of Adverse Effects in Perioperative Pain Management for General and Plastic SurgeonsDaniel Krashin, Natalia Murinova, and Alan D. Kaye19. Management of Neuropathic Postoperative PainEan Saberski and Lloyd Saberski20. Perioperative Pain Management in Hand and Upper Extremity SurgeryMarc E. Walker, David M. Tsai, and J. Grant Thomson21. Migraine Headaches: Surgery and Pain ManagementWilliam G. Austen Jr. and John Hulsen22. New Vistas in Perioperative Pain ManagementTimothy Furnish and Engy Said