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An audit of analgesia after day case gynaecological laparoscopic surgery
Wendy Dowdles1, Jonathan Whiteside
1Day Surgery Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Journal of Perioperative Practice
|May 27, 2006
Abstract:
An audit of patients' pain relief following day case gynaecological laparoscopic surgery was conducted to identify postoperative analgesic requirements. In this article the authors also look at the incidence of nausea and vomiting, length of hospital stay and recorded overnight admissions.
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