Anesthesiological acute pain therapy in Germany: telephone-based survey

• Published in: Der Anaesthesist Vol. 62; no. 5; p. 355
• Main Authors: Lassen, C L, Link, F, Lindenberg, N, Klier, T W, Graf, B M, Maier, C, Wiese, C H R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.05.2013
• Subjects: Acute Pain - therapy; Analgesia, Epidural; Analgesia, Patient-Controlled; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Anesthesiology - organization & administration; Anesthesiology - statistics & numerical data; Anesthesiology - trends; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Delayed-Action Preparations; Dipyrone - therapeutic use; Germany; Health Care Surveys; Hospitals; Humans; Pain Clinics - statistics & numerical data; Pirinitramide - therapeutic use; Germany

The last survey of anesthesiological acute pain therapy in Germany was conducted in 1999. Since then new organisational as well as therapeutic aspects have developed. Amongst others the operation and procedures key (OPS) figure 8-919 complex acute pain therapy has been introduced in the German medic...