Pain management in ERAS approach for abdominal surgery: A narrative review

Greater fear or distress prior to surgery is associated with a slower and more complicated postoperative recovery. The main objective of this study is to examine the best evidence of the perioperative pain management in patients candidated for abdominal surgery comparing the clinical outcomes achieved with the ERAS® protocol to those achieved with traditional perioperative management. The studies showed that perioperative analgesia was more effective with ERAS® protocol than with traditional treatments. The key element of the ERAS® protocol is to minimize the psychophysical stress related to the surgical intervention, through a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach.