Modern components and challenges of a multimodal approach to the prevention of chronic post-operative pain syndrome: a literature review
- Authors: Lutfrakhmanov I.I., Gafarova A.M., Strelnikova P.A.1, Galeev T.R.1, Akhmetzyanova A.I.1, Ginoyan K.S.1, Khudyakova D.I.1, Shafeev R.I.1, Kuchina A.V.1, Khametova Z.A.1, Fazlyeva M.I.1, Khuziahmetova I.M.1, Safronova S.Y.1
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- ФГБОУ ВО Башкирский государственный медицинский университет
- Section: Reviews
- Submitted: 05.08.2025
- Accepted: 03.09.2025
- Published: 14.09.2025
- URL: https://rjraap.com/1993-6508/article/view/688679
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/RA688679
- ID: 688679
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This literature review analyzes current components of the multimodal approach (MMA) for preventing chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP). The prevalence of this complication ranges from 5% to 75% depending on the surgical intervention type. Authors searched PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect, selecting 90 publications from 2015–2025. The work examines key MMA components, including regional anesthesia (PECS 2 and paravertebral blocks), pharmacological methods (NSAIDs, gabapentinoids, NMDA receptor antagonists, intravenous lidocaine infusion), and non-pharmacological methods (physiotherapy, cryotherapy, electroanalgesia, cognitive-behavioral therapy). The combination of these methods effectively controls acute post-surgical pain, minimizes the risk of chronification, and reduces opioid burden. Special attention is given to promising techniques, particularly intravenous lidocaine infusion, which showed a significant reduction in CPSP incidence. However, variability in the effectiveness of different components based on surgery type and individual patient characteristics, including psychological and genetic factors, was noted. The authors concluded the necessity for further multicenter randomized trials to develop personalized clinical protocols and an interdisciplinary approach for integrating multimodal strategies into clinical practice, especially in the early postoperative period.
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Ildar Ildusovich Lutfrakhmanov
Email: lutfarakhmanov@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5829-5054
Adeliya Maratovna Gafarova
Email: adeliya12@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-8593-5754
Polina Andreevna Strelnikova
ФГБОУ ВО Башкирский государственный медицинский университет
Author for correspondence.
Email: p48876095@gmail.com
Assistant
Russian FederationTimur Rustamovich Galeev
Email: giramilg96@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-7552-4499
Alsu Irekovna Akhmetzyanova
Email: pieceoflight@yandex.ru
Kristina Seyranovna Ginoyan
Email: ginoyan_kris@mail.ru
Daria Igorevna Khudyakova
Email: KhudyakovaDarya1@gmail.com
Ravil Ildarovich Shafeev
Email: ravilshafeev003@gmail.com
Angelina Vyacheslavovna Kuchina
Email: kuchina.gelya@mail.ru
Zalina Arifovna Khametova
Email: salina.hametova@yandex.ru
Milena Irekovna Fazlyeva
Email: milenafazlyeva@mail.ru
Ilvina Maratovna Khuziahmetova
Email: huziahmetova_ilvina@icloud.com
Sofya Yurievna Safronova
Email: farrasofya@yandex.ru
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