Practice Patterns and Treatment Challenges in Acute Postoperative Pain Management: A Survey of Practicing Physicians
Gan TJ, Epstein RS, Leone-Perkins ML, Salimi T, Iqbal SU, Whang PG. Practice Patterns and Treatment Challenges in Acute Postoperative Pain Management: A Survey of Practicing Physicians. Pain And Therapy 2018, 7: 205-216. PMID: 30367388, PMCID: PMC6251830, DOI: 10.1007/s40122-018-0106-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute postoperative painMedication-related adverse eventsPostoperative pain managementPostoperative painAdverse eventsPain managementAnalgesic medicationPrescribing decisionsUnmet needPatient-related risk factorsAcute postoperative pain managementEffective analgesic medicationsAcute pain managementPoor overall outcomeHigh-risk patientsSevere postoperative painOnset of analgesiaPatient-related factorsAnti-inflammatory drugsCOX-2 inhibitorsKey unmet needPractice-related factorsMethodsBetween AprilTop unmetAnalgesic therapy