Orthopaedic patients' reporting of pain management.
Advances in pain management have occurred in recent years through the development of patient-controlled and epidural analgesia, while the conventional regime of intramuscular analgesia has also continued to be used. This article describes a study comparing orthopaedic patients' experiences of postoperative pain using the three methods of analgesia.
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Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000523:psychology*; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000523:psychology*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000700:Analgesics