Control of acute pain in postoperative and post-traumatic situations and the role of the acute pain service

Andrew P Vickers, FRCA, is Consultant in Anaesthetics and Pain Management at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. A graduate of St Thomas' Hospital, London, he trained in anaesthetics in Nottingham, the South West and Leicester. His interest in acute pain management began when he witnessed a close friend suffer uncontrolled pain after thoracotomy. Conflicts of interest: Andrew P Vickers has received honoraria from Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb for speaking on acute pain issues

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