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title: "Managing Acute Pain"
slug: "managing-acute-pain"
description: "The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists have developed a brochure entitled \"Managing Acute Pain - A guide for Patients\", which is available below. Whilst now a little dated, it is very comprehensive, and may be particularly useful for patients to read prior to undergoing surgery."
updatedDate: "2022-12-27"
---

# Managing Acute Pain

The [Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists](http://www.anzca.edu.au/) have developed a brochure entitled [“Managing Acute Pain – A guide for Patients”](/pdfs/ManagingAcutePain_MG.pdf "Managing Acute Pain"), which is available below. Whilst now a little dated, it is very comprehensive, and may be particularly useful for patients to read prior to undergoing surgery.

[![Cover of the ANZCA booklet "Managing Acute Pain – A Guide for Patients"](/images/ManagingAcutePain1.jpg)](/pdfs/ManagingAcutePain_MG.pdf)

Managing Acute Pain – A Guide for Patients (PDF, 760 KB)

For the more scientifically minded, ANZCA have also published [Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence](/pdfs/APMSE5_231122.pdf) (PDF, 22 MB — a large download on mobile data), an excellent evidence-based explanation about the rationale for managing acute pain.

[![Cover of the ANZCA publication "Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence"](/images/Acute_Pain.jpg)](/pdfs/APMSE5_231122.pdf)