Open Access<p>Prevalence and Risk Factors for Acute Postoperative Pain After Elective Orthopedic and General Surgery at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Tanzania</p>
Author(s) -
Ansbert Sweetbert Ndebea,
Sandra A S van den Heuvel,
Rogers Temu,
Mwemezi Kaino,
R.L.M. van Boekel,
Monique Steegers
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s258954
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , tramadol , analgesic , tanzania , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , surgery , environmental science , environmental planning
In Africa, postoperative pain management is still a major problem with a prevalence of postoperative pain in up to 95.2% of the patients. There are little data on the prevalence and potential risk factors for postoperative pain in Tanzania. Therefore, we aimed to investigate these at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Northern Tanzania. Our goal is to optimize pain management.