Keywords

abdominal pain, acute pain, epidural analgesia, opioids, patient-controlled analgesia

Authors

1. D'Arcy, Yvonne MS, CRNP, CNS

Abstract

Abstract: Many hospitalized patients report moderate-to-severe pain despite the use of epidural or patient-controlled analgesia. This article will explore the use of multimodal options for analgesia in hospitalized patients and focus on a difficult-to-treat acute pain condition, abdominal pain.