ReviewWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2022
Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines.
Review in World journal of emergency surgery : WJES, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perioperative intravenous lidocaine for gastrointestinal recovery and pain control in elective colorectal surgery: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Trial
- Efficacy and safety of 4-hydroxy 2-methyl-N-(5-methyl-2-thiazolyl)-2H-1, 2-benzothiazin-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide, a fast-acting meloxicam formulation, on moderate-to-severe pain following abdominal surgery: A phase III randomized controlled trial.Clinical and translational science · 2024Trial
- Preemptive QP001, a fast-acting meloxicam formulation, provides analgesia and reduces opioid consumption following abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Inflammopharmacology · 2023Trial
- Effect of Multimodal Pre-emptive Analgesia with Pregabalin Versus Naproxen on Post-Thoracotomy Pain and Opioid Consumption: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- Attitudes of Surgical Nurses Toward Non-Pharmacological Postoperative Pain Management: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Chronic opioid prescription rates following long-segment lumbar instrumentation: A comparison of academic and nonacademic centers.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- Multilingual analysis of public discourse on opioid and non-opioid analgesics through social media: a cross-sectional infodemiological study.BMC medical research methodology · 2026Article
- A Review of Chronic Post-Sternotomy Pain Syndrome.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- [A compulsory course in clinical treatment of burn patients: pain and analgesia].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2026Article
- Article
- Development and Internal Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Acute Moderate-to-Severe Postoperative Pain After Achilles Tendon Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Review
- Emergency Laparoscopy for Complex and Trauma Cases: Feasibility and Outcomes in Experienced Surgical Teams.Cureus · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Pain Management after Hip Surgery: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Reliability of nociceptive monitors vs. standard practice during general anesthesia: a prospective observational study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Observational
- Predictive Clinical Factors of Pain-Related Quality of Recovery Following Elective Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: An Observational Study in Norway.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Efficacy and Safety of Different Preemptive Analgesia Measures in Pain Management after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Pain and therapy · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Tramadol Use and Cardio Electrophysiological Balance for Postoperative Pain Treatment in General Surgery Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Critical considerations for the management of acute abdomen in transplant patients.World journal of transplantation · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
64 authors at 20 institutions in 17 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundNon-traumatic emergency general surgery involves a heterogeneous population that may present with several underlying diseases. Timeous emergency surgical treatment should be supplemented with high-quality perioperative care, ideally performed by multidisciplinary teams trained to identify and handle complex postoperative courses. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled acute postoperative pain may result in significant complications. While pain management after elective surgery has been standardized in perioperative pathways, the traditional perioperative treatment of patients undergoing emergency surgery is often a haphazard practice. The present recommended pain management guidelines are for pain management after non-traumatic emergency surgical intervention. It is meant to provide clinicians a list of indications to prescribe the optimal analgesics even in the absence of a multidisciplinary pain team. MATERIAL AND
methodsAn international expert panel discussed the different issues in subsequent rounds. Four international recognized scientific societies: World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), Global Alliance for Infection in Surgery (GAIS), Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia Intensive Care (SIAARTI), and American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), endorsed the project and approved the final manuscript.
conclusionDealing with acute postoperative pain in the emergency abdominal surgery setting is complex, requires special attention, and should be multidisciplinary. Several tools are available, and their combination is mandatory whenever is possible. Analgesic approach to the various situations and conditions should be patient based and tailored according to procedure, pathology, age, response, and available expertise. A better understanding of the patho-mechanisms of postoperative pain for short- and long-term outcomes is necessary to improve prophylactic and treatment strategies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.