Implementation of the quality management system improves postoperative pain treatment: A prospective pre-/post-interventional questionnaire study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-95

  Usichenko, T I ^a   Rottenbacher I ^a   Kohlmann, T ^a   Julich A ^a   Lange, J ^a   Mustea, A ^a   Engel, G ^a   Wendt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

adverse effects; analgesia; pain, postoperative; quality management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DIPYRONE; IBUPROFEN; NALOXONE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PIRITRAMIDE; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; FATIGUE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; VOMITING;

EID: 84871181789     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes352     Document Type: Article

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