A patient-based national survey on postoperative pain management in France reveals significant achievements and persistent challenges

Pain

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 441-451

  Fletcher, Dominique ^a,b   Fermanian, Christophe ^a   Mardaye, Alain ^a   Aegerter, Philippe ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Improvement; National survey; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; KETAMINE; KETOPROFEN; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NEFOPAM; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTOR BLOCK; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOVERY ROOM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL WARD; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 45549104279     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.026     Document Type: Article

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