The last decade of anaesthesia practice worldwide has seen considerable advancements in the field of regional anaesthesia with new equipment, techniques, and drug developments. With these advancements, regional anaesthesia practice has gained considerable momentum, and more patients benefit from it. Here, we review rebound pain after regional anaesthesia, a common yet poorly understood phenomenon that all regional anaesthesiologists should be familiar with in order to recognise, manage, and, where possible, prevent it.
Keywords: acute pain; rebound pain; regional anaesthesia; surgery.