Patients who are recovering from intestinal surgery aft er colon cancer often receive morphine to manage their pain. The side effects associated with this painkiller can be dangerous for the patients. That is why VieCuri Medical Centre in the Netherlands adopted a smart alternative: the continuous pain management catheter. This treatment method involves placing a thin tube inside the wound right aft er the operation. The tube runs across the peritoneum and is connected to a vacuum pump. The pump continuously transports non-morphine pain medication to the place where the nerves that are responsible for most of the pain are located. The result of the continuous pain management catheter is that patients feel little pain, are no longer nauseous, do not suffer from constipation and regain their mobility quickly so they can work on their recovery at home.