Key result
Currently available methods of post-cesarean analgesia lack a single gold standard, with choices determined by drug availability, protocols, preferences, and resources.
Provides a narrative overview of post-cesarean pain management options, highlighting that choice is determined by multiple institutional and individual factors.
Highlights need for resource-adapted post-cesarean protocols; leaves open comparative trials to identify optimal regimens.
In the new millennium, the horizons of modern anesthesia practice continue to expand beyond the provision of surgical anesthesia to encompass areas outside of the operating room, including preoperative evaluation, labor analgesia, postanesthesia care, critical care and acute and chronic pain management. Adequate postoperative analgesia following caesarean delivery hastens ambulation, decreases maternal morbidity, improves patient outcome, and facilitates care of the newborn. There is currently no "gold standard" for post-cesarean pain management. The number of options is large and the choice of the method of pain control is determined by drug availability, institutional protocols, individual preferences, available resources, and financial considerations. This article provides an overview of the currently available methods of post-cesarean analgesia.
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Krzysztof Marek Kuczkowski (2010) conducted a review in Post-cesarean pain. Post-cesarean analgesia methods was evaluated. Currently available methods of post-cesarean analgesia lack a single gold standard, with choices determined by drug availability, protocols, preferences, and resources.
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