Survey of Postoperative Pain and Pain Management in Norwegian Hospitals

Norwegian University of Science and Technology300 enrolled

Overview

The study is a national survey of pain and pain management to surgical patients in Norwegian Hospitals. Data on pain management are gathered from patient records and data on pain and patient satisfaction are gathered as patients' self report.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Surgery previous day Exclusion Criteria: * Declined participation * Unable to communicate (delirious, sedated, intubated) * Does not read and speak Norwegian * Patient not available (for instance having physiotherapy og examinations during data collection)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain

Proportion of patients who report average pain intensity \>3 on 11 point pain Numerical Rating scale for the first 24 hours after surgery

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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