Abstract:INTRODUCTIONMan has always tried to tame and subdue the crippling force that pain had always been, and in the process devised various methods to overcome it, ranging from black magic to application of ice and hypnosis to opium. In most instances, acute painful disorders are correctly diagnosed and effectively treated, but in a significant number of cases, patients with severe or very severe post operative and post traumatic pain and severe visceral pain are not effectively relieved. Modern day anaesthesia is n… Show more
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