Welcome to the Perioperative Pain Management Pathway’s collection of surgeries.

Below you will find the pain management best practices for over 50 commonly performed surgical procedures. More surgeries will be added in the near future; be sure to sign up to our mailing list to stay on top of new additions.

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• Major breast surgeries (e.g. bilateral mastectomy)

• Minor breast surgeries (e.g. lumpectomy)

• Cardiac surgery via sternotomy

• Appendectomy — Laparoscopic/open

• Cholecystectomy — Laparoscopic

• Colectomy — Laparoscopic/open

• Colonic resection, low anterior resection, abdominoperineal operation

• Hernia repair (various)

• Laparotomy for major abdominal surgery

• Roux-en-Y/bariatric — Laparoscopic

• Skin lesion excision/biopsy/nitrogen

• Small bowel resection or enterolysis — Open

• Craniotomy

• Caesarean section

• Endometriosis laparoscopic surgery

• Hysterectomy

• Hysteroscopy

• Pelvic lymphadenectomy

• Urinary incontinence procedures

• Above/below knee amputation

• Ankle open reduction and internal fixation

• Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament/posterior cruciate ligament repair

• Elbow replacement

• Humerus/upper arm fracture

• Minor arthroscopy procedures

• Removal of screws or hardware

• Rotator cuff repair

• Total hip arthroplasty

• Total knee arthroplasty

• Total shoulder arthroplasty

• Adenoidectomy

• Appendectomy — Laparoscopic

• Dental extraction

• Inguinal hernia repair

• Major abdominal surgery/laparotomy — Open

• Major orthopedic surgery (femoral/pelvic osteotomy; spinal fusion)

• Orchiopexy

• Supracondylar humerus fracture

• Umbilical hernia repair — Open

• Anterior cervical discectomy with fusion

• Laminectomy

• Lumbar fusion/major spine surgery

• Microdiscectomy (one level)

• Open/multi-level discectomy

• Posterior cervical decompression and fusion (multiple level)

• Chest wall resection

• Esophagectomy

• Mediastinoscopy

• Thoracotomy

• Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

• Radical Cystectomy with Ileal Conduit — Open

• Radical Nephrectomy/Partial Nephrectomy — Laparoscopic 

• Radical Nephrectomy/Partial Nephrectomy — Open

• Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy — Laparoscopic

• Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

• Vasectomy