Speaker Series – Post-surgical pain: a multi-modal approach to minimise opioids

This publication is a summary of a recent symposia presentation by Clinical Professor Ross MacPherson
who provided an update on the latest in postoperative pain management at the 2017 Australian and
New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), held in May in Brisbane.
Professor MacPherson discussed the consideration for multi-modal analgesia with a specific focus
on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and minimising opioid use in the postoperative
period. He examined the development of NSAIDs, their history and current uses, and the formulation
of an IV preparation of ibuprofen.

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