Abstract: Acute postoperative pain management at home after ambulatory surgery: a French pilot survey of general practitioners' views.

Authors:

Robaux S, Bouaziz H, Cornet C, Boivin JM, Lefevre N, Laxenaire MC.

Institution:

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, 29 Avenue du Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.

Source:

Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov;95(5):1258-62

Abstract:

IMPLICATIONS: We assessed the views of French general practitioners concerning pain relief at home after ambulatory surgery in a cross-sectional prospective survey. The results revealed that there is need for improvement, mainly in prescribing more suitable analgesic protocols and optimizing postdischarge relationships between physicians.

Keywords:

Anaesthesia Analgesia Complications Pain Postoperative