[Pain therapy in palliative care].

Complex pain is common in palliative care. The bio-psycho-social and spiritual model is important for understanding and treatment. Differentiation according to nociceptive, neuropathic and mixed pain should be considered.

Transitional Pain Service: An Update.

Purpose Of Review: Chronic Postsurgical Pain (CPSP) and the risk for long-term opioid dependency are known complications following major surgery. The idea of Transitional Pain Service (TPS) has been introduced as an interdisciplinary setting to manage pain in the perioperative continuum. We expand on the basic framework and principles of TPS and summarize the current evidence of the TPS and possible interventions to adress postoperative pain.