Diseases

Postoperative Pain

Pain during the period after surgery.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pain during the period after surgery.

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Synonyms

26 entry terms
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Post-operative Pain
  • Post-surgical Pain
  • Postsurgical Pain
  • Pain, Post-surgical
  • Pain, Postsurgical
  • Post operative Pain
  • Post surgical Pain
  • Post-operative Pains
  • Acute Post-operative Pain
  • Acute Postoperative Pain
  • Chronic Post-operative Pain
  • Chronic Post-surgical Pain
  • Chronic Postoperative Pain
  • Chronic Postsurgical Pain
  • Persistent Postsurgical Pain
  • Acute Post operative Pain
  • Chronic Post operative Pain
  • Chronic Post surgical Pain
  • Chronic Postsurgical Pains
  • Pain, Chronic Post-surgical
  • Pain, Chronic Postsurgical
  • Pain, Persistent Postsurgical
  • Post-surgical Pain, Chronic
  • Postsurgical Pain, Chronic
  • Postsurgical Pain, Persistent

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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NLM Classification

WO 184

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Postoperative Pain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010149. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010149
  2. Postoperative Pain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2913956