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Introducing an acute pain service
Author(s) -
CARTWRIGHT P. D.,
HELFINGER R. G.,
HOWELL J. J.,
SIEPMANN K. K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09406.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pain , analgesic , anesthesia , local anaesthetic , incidence (geometry) , patient satisfaction , nursing staff , intramuscular injection , general hospital , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , surgery , nursing , physics , optics
Summary An acute pain service in a new district general hospital is described. We have reported the incidence of severe pain, common postoperative anaesthetic problems and patient satisfaction in relation to the analgesic technique. Over half the patients were treated by intermittent intramuscular injection of opioid, but increase in the use of continuous intravenous therapy and in particular patient‐controlled analgesia, was welcomed by both medical and nursing staff.