[Application possibilities of digital tools in postoperative pain therapy].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recently, digital tools, such as smartphone-based applications and the use of artificial intelligence have increasingly found their way into pain medicine. This could enable new treatment approaches in postoperative pain management. Therefore, this article provides an overview of various digital tools and their potential application options in postoperative pain management.

Material and methods

An orienting literature search was carried out in the MEDLINE and Web of Science databases, and a targeted selection of essential key publications was made in order to provide a structured presentation of different current possible applications and a discussion based on the most recent knowledge.

Results

Today, possible applications of digital tools, even if they mos

SUBMITTER: Aulenkamp JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368541 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature