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Patient and practitioner perspectives on postoperative pain control in Kumasi, Ghana

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 19 , issue 2, pages: 102–107

DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2013.10872904

Author(s): S MurthyDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, USA, A Antwi-KusiDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Ghana, AR JabirDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, USA, G Ofori-AmanfoDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, USA,

Keywords: postoperative pain, Ghana, perception, pain assessment, pain treatment,

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Objective: The treatment of pain has gained momentum in health care around the world. Nevertheless, pain is undertreated, particularly in the developing world. We sought to compare patient and healthcare practitioner perspectives of postoperative pain and assess perioperative analgesia utilisation in a tertiary care hospital in a resource-limited setting.

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