Postoperative Pain Experience: Results from a National Survey Suggest Postoperative Pain Continues to Be Undermanaged

L. Apfelbaum, Jeffrey; Chen, Connie; Mehta, S.; Tong J. Gan, and

doi:10.1213/01.ane.0000068822.10113.9e

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Postoperative Pain Experience: Results from a National Survey Suggest Postoperative Pain Continues to Be Undermanaged

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia • Aug 1, 2003

Authors:

Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum

Connie Chen

S. Mehta

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Postoperative pain can have a significant effect on patient recovery. An understanding of patient attitudes and concerns about postoperative pain is important for identifying ways health care professionals can improve postoperative care. To assess patients' postoperative pain experience ...

Subject

Medicine

Postoperative pain

Physical therapy

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