Pain severity scale: A methodology for classifying postoperative pain severity by surgical procedure

Background: Acute postoperative pain is common following many types of surgery, and a significant subset of patients experience severe pain, which can be difficult to manage and result in postoperative complications. Opioid agonists are commonly used to treat severe postoperative pain, but their use...

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Main Authors: James Hitt, Robert Lee, Peter Elkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023000052