What is new?
Recently doctors have been looking into combining different pain medications to increase the pain killing effect with minimal side effects (multimodal pain treatment). Within this multimodal approach, the regional infusion technique can play an important role.
Doctors continue to investigate new methods of pain management in order to shorten surgery recovery times and help patients return to their normal activities as quickly and safely as possible.
Talk to your surgeon or anesthetist about your concerns. They will explain your treatment options.