Open AccessChronic postsurgical pain in mixed surgical population. Does an acute pain service make a difference?
Author(s) -
Viktor Kubricht,
Pavel Ševčík
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2017_141
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , acute pain , randomized controlled trial , hospital discharge , population , significant difference , postoperative pain , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
To investigate the influence of an Acute Pain Service (APS) on the incidence of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). To assess the acute pain intensity as a risk factor for CPSP. The impact of an APS on the incidence of CPSP has not yet been studied.