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Acute pain services in India: A glimpse of the current scenario
Parmanand N Jain1, Sumitra G Bakshi2, Raghu S Thota2
1Department of Anesthesiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Background And Aims:
Acute postoperative pain is still a neglected and unresolved issue in day to day practice. Acute pain services were conceived three decades ago to form a dedicated team to monitor pain assessment and treatment as per laid down pain protocols and guidelines. The concept of acute pain service (APS) is slowly evolving in India.
Material And Methods:
This nationwide questionnaire survey was conducted to identify the status of postoperative pain, the prevalent treatment practices, and the prevalence of acute pain services in India. An electronic communication was sent to 4000 Indian Society of Anesthesiologists life members.
Results:
We received only 146 responses mainly from faculties/consultants from few corporate hospitals or medical colleges. About 68 APSs were functioning, however, 20 APS do not have any training programs and 34 have no written protocols. Anesthesiologists were involved in postoperative pain management only when epidural analgesia was employed.
Conclusion:
This survey found that majority of anesthesiologists agree to establish an APS, however administrative issues seem to be a major barrier.
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