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The effect of patient‐controlled analgesia during the emergency phase of care on the prevalence of persistent pain is unkown. We studied individuals with traumatic injuries or abdominal pain 6 months after hospital admission via the emergency department using an opportunistic observational study design. This was conducted using postal questionnaires that were sent to participants recruited to the...
The organisational state of inpatient pain management in UK hospitals is difficult to determine. We sent an electronic questionnaire to 209 acute pain service leads throughout the UK. Questions were about staffing and service provision. We received 141 responses (67%); 47% of all UK hospitals. Each service was responsible for a median (IQR [range]) of 566 (400–839 [120–2800]) beds. Each acute pain...
The clinical effectiveness of patient‐controlled analgesia has been demonstrated in a variety of settings. However, patient‐controlled analgesia is rarely utilised in the Emergency Department. The aim of this study was to compare the cost‐effectiveness of patient‐controlled analgesia vs. standard care in participants admitted to hospital from the Emergency Department with pain due to traumatic injury...
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