Acute postoperative pain management at home after ambulatory surgery: a French pilot survey of general practitioners' views

S Robaux; H Bouaziz; C Cornet; J M Boivin; N Lefèvre; M C Laxenaire

doi:10.1097/00000539-200211000-00029

Acute postoperative pain management at home after ambulatory surgery: a French pilot survey of general practitioners' views

Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov;95(5):1258-62, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00029.

Authors

S Robaux¹, H Bouaziz, C Cornet, J M Boivin, N Lefèvre, M C Laxenaire

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France.

PMID: 12401607
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00029

Abstract

We assessed the views of French general practitioners concerning pain relief at home after ambulatory surgery in a cross-sectional prospective survey. The results revealed that there is need for improvement, mainly in prescribing more suitable analgesic protocols and optimizing postdischarge relationships between physicians.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures*
Attitude of Health Personnel
Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Collection
Family Practice*
France
Humans
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
Pilot Projects
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Failure