A review of the acute pain service in Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
This study is a review of the Acute Pain Service in Hospital Kuala Lumpur for the years 1998 to 2001. 5042 records from post-operative patients were analysed. The majority of patients (81.8%) had satisfactory pain control. Eighty-two percent of patients experienced only mild pain at rest on the first post-operative day. The highest pain score occurred on the first day in 68.3% of patients. Nausea or vomiting occurred in 23.2% of the patients. Eight patients had respiratory depression. The low pain scores recorded by most patients and the low incidence of side effects reflect the efficiency of the service provided.
Anaesthesiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra, Malaysia.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000698:Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies