Key result
Introducing an Acute Pain Service significantly improved surgical patients' perception of pain relief upon return of consciousness and for 2 days postoperatively (p<0.0001).
Why the study?
Does the introduction of an Acute Pain Service improve pain relief and patient satisfaction in surgical patients?
Observational (n=1,518)
No
Does the introduction of an Acute Pain Service improve pain relief and patient satisfaction in surgical patients?
p-value: p=<0.0001
The introduction of an Acute Pain Service significantly improves postoperative pain relief, sleep, and patient satisfaction, and may be cost-effective.
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May support Acute Pain Service for better perceived postoperative pain relief; hypothesis-generating without randomized confirmation.
Tighe et al. (1998) conducted an observational in Surgical patients (n=1,518). Acute Pain Service vs. Before inception of the Acute Pain Service was evaluated on In-patient perception of pain relief upon return of consciousness after anaesthesia and for 2 days postoperatively (p=<0.0001). Introducing an Acute Pain Service significantly improved surgical patients' perception of pain relief upon return of consciousness and for 2 days postoperatively (p<0.0001).
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