Persistent post-surgical pain (PPP) reduced by high-quality management of acute pain extended to sub-acute pain at home

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 237-239

  Breivik, Harald ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERSISTENT POSTSURGICAL PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; THORACOTOMY; ANALGESIA; BED REST; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84907538908     PISSN: 18778860     EISSN: 18778879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2014.08.005     Document Type: Note

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