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Review
. 2003 Jun;17(38):39-44.
doi: 10.7748/ns2003.06.17.38.39.c3401.

Post-operative pain management in day surgery

Marilyn Skilton  1
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Review

Post-operative pain management in day surgery

Marilyn Skilton. Nurs Stand. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

Background: The author carried out a literature review of post-operative pain management in day surgery units.

Conclusion: Based on this review, the article makes recommendations for: pre-operative information for patients about their proposed surgery and strategies for pain relief during their stay; a recovery protocol for the administration of intravenous opioids of choice, in titrated doses, by appropriately qualified nurses; and a protocol for the administration of oral analgesia by nurses, from a prescribed list, for patients in pain on the ward.

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