Improving perioperative pain management: a preintervention and postintervention study in 7 developing countries

• Published in: Pain reports Vol. 4; no. 1; p. e705
• Main Authors: Zaslansky, Ruth, Chapman, C Richard, Baumbach, Philipp, Bytyqi, Adem, Castro Lopes, José M, Chetty, Sean, Kopf, Andreas, Li, Li, Ern Ming, Lim, Olawoye, Olayinka, Rizza Parico, Jane, Soyannwo, Olaitan, Stamenkovic, Dusica, Wang, Hongwei, Meissner, Winfried
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Acute and Perioperative; Quality improvement; Pain; Perioperative pain management; Surgery

The burden of untreated postoperative pain is high. This study assessed feasibility of using quality improvement (QI) tools to improve management of perioperative pain in hospitals in multiple developing countries. The International Pain Registry and Developing Countries working groups, from the Int...