Purpose This study aimed to evaluate whether a nonpharmacological approach through
implementation of a communication improvement program (named CICARE for Connect …

BACKGROUND: Patients may control postoperative pain by self-administration of
intravenous opioids using devices designed for this purpose (patient controlled analgesia or …

Background: Chronic pain is a common postoperative complication in patients undergoing
major surgery and may significantly affect their quality of life (QOL). Whether patient …

OBJECTIVE The inclusion of the pain management domain in the Hospital Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey now ties patients' …

Background and aims Persistent postoperative pain (PPP) is a significant clinical problem.
Several patient-related risk factors for PPP have been identified, including a previous …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative pain is one of the most common therapeutic problems in
hospitals. Patient-controlled analgesia has gained popularity over the last decade in dealing …

Abstract Background and Aims We created a multicomponent intervention to improve pain
management in the immediate postoperative period with the goal of improving the quality of …

Objective: Acute postoperative pain is experienced by the majority of hospitalized patients
undergoing surgical procedures, with many reporting inadequate pain relief and/or high …

The development and refinement of an acute pain service based on the increased
availability of clinical evidence would be expected to improve the quality of postoperative …

Results: The results indicated that about 88.4% of patients reported postoperative pain
during the first 24 h after surgery. The mean pain score at rest on a scale of 1–10 was …