Despite the substantial advances in the understanding of pain mechanisms and
management, postoperative pain relief remains an important health care issue. Surgical …

Aim: This paper reports a literature review to synthesize the evidence on day surgery,
demonstrating its usefulness for innovative nurses. Background: Day surgery growth has …

This study compares single-dose ibuprofen pretreatment for postoperative endodontic pain.
Thirty-nine emergent patients were randomly assigned to 3 groups: placebo, ibuprofen …

Background. The rapid expansion in day surgery has facilitated a shift in surgical nursing
intervention. The evolving evidence base has a major part to play in influencing nurse‐led …

Objectives Although a great variety of surgical procedures are performed on an ambulatory
basis, little is known about postoperative pain experience at home after ambulatory surgery …

wong em‐l., chan sw‐c. & chair s.‐y.(2010) Effectiveness of an educational intervention on
levels of pain, anxiety and self‐efficacy for patients with musculoskeletal trauma. Journal of …

Despite advances in postoperative pain management, the proportion of patients with
moderate to severe postoperative pain is still ranging 20–80%. In this retrospective study …

Even after receiving analgesia, patients with gastric and liver cancer still report moderate
levels of postoperative pain. The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of foot …

Many reasons have helped to achieve the expansion of day surgery in health care system.
First, surgical and pharmacological advances have dramatically reduced length of …

Aim. To explore and reveal patients' perceptions of discharge arrangements and recovery
following day surgery. Introduction. Contemporary day surgery is increasingly being used to …