ACTIVE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT CAN LEAD TO IMPROVED PATIENT SATISFACTION
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- Patient screening
- Patients can be screened to identify those who are at high risk for post-operative pain.7
- A review has found the following to be good predictors for post-operative pain:7
- Type of surgery
- Age
- Patient’s level of anxiety
- Pre-operative pain
- Type of surgery
- Patients can be screened to identify those who are at high risk for post-operative pain.7
References
1 Niemi-Murola L et al. Patient satisfaction with postoperative pain management – effect of preoperative factors. Pain Manag Nurs. 2007; 8: 122-9. 2 Sauaia A et al. Postoperative pain management in elderly patients: correlation between adherence to treatment guidelines and patient satisfaction. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005; 53: 274-82. 3 Schwenkglenks M et al. Correlates of satisfaction with pain treatment in the acute postoperative period: results from the international PAIN OUT registry. PAIN®. 2014; 155: 1401-11. 4 European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA). Good Clinical Practice. 5 Flierler WJ et al. Implementation of shared decision making in anaesthesia and its influence on patient satisfaction. Anaesthesia. 2013;68:713-22. 6 Godolphin W. Shared decision-making. Healthc Q. 2009; 12: e186-e190. 7 Ip HYV et al. Predictors of postoperative pain and analgesic consumption. Anesthesiology.2009; 111: 657-77.