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Pharmacogenetics and postoperative pain: a new approach to improve acute pain management.
Minerva anestesiologica - 1 Nov 2010
Allegri M, De Gregori M, Niebel T, Minella C, Tinelli C, Govoni S, Regazzi M, Braschi A
Abstract excerpt
Acute postoperative pain is a complex phenomenon that baffles the staff involved in both its prevention and treatment. Acute postoperative pain varies even among patients who underwent the same type of surgery, and it is now known to be caused by different factors, including genetic background. This review will focus on the most important genes correlated with inter-patient differences in both pain sensitivity...
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