Open AccessThe prevalence of postoperative pain in a sample of 1490 surgical inpatients
Author(s) -
Michael Sommer,
Janneke M. de Rijke,
Maarten van Kleef,
Alfons G.H. Kessels,
Madelon L. Peters,
José W. J. M. Geurts,
Hans-Fritz Gramke,
Marco A. E. Marcus
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021507003031
Subject(s) - medicine , pain score , postoperative pain , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , surgery , acute pain , abdominal pain
To measure the prevalence of postoperative pain, an assessment was made of 1490 surgical inpatients who were receiving postoperative pain treatment according to an acute pain protocol.