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	PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT PAIN RELIEF AFTER SURGERY Introduction: Pain relief after surgery requires teamwork. Pain Management: Assess your pain. Explain to your physician, surgeon, nurse, anesthesiologist and/or family member the level of your pain. Indicate if it is bearable or unbearable. Ways of relieving pain after surgery include the following: Medicine by mouth Injections given into a muscle Injections given into a vein intravenous Local anesthetics PCA patient controlled analgesia PCEA patient controlled epidural anesthesia Spinal anesthesia Administer pain pills by...
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	...bearable or unbearable. Ways of relieving pain after surgery include the following: Medicine by mouth Injections given into a muscle Injections given into a vein intravenous Local anesthetics PCA patient controlled analgesia PCEA patient controlled epidural anesthesia Spinal anesthesia Administer pain pills by mouth at home will usually relieve your pain. Plan for pain relief before surgery. Talk with your physicians and nurses. Planning for pain relief will help you get the best...