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An Experimental Paradigm for the Prediction of Post-Operative Pain (PPOP)
Published on: January 27, 2010
Parents' management of their child's postoperative pain
Arabela Bastable1, Helen Rushforth
1Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Abstract:
In spite of its benefits, day or minor surgery is not without complications; pain is a significant issue for someatients (Kotiniemi et al 1997, Grenier et al 1998). Having witnessed considerable variation in the discharge advice given to parents about pain control we were prompted to discover what evidence there is to suggest 4 hat parents can effectively manage their child's postoperative pain at home following day or minor surgery. In this artide cle review the evidence and describe how review findings were used to inform practice.
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