Comparison of Postoperative Pain Management Outcomes in the United States and China

Autor: Hui Wang, Iat Kio Van, Shuang Liang, Huaping Liu, Zhiyi Gong, Gwen Sherwood, Liying Ren
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical Nursing Research
ISSN: 1552-3799
1054-7738
Popis: To compare pain management outcomes in postoperative patients from an American hospital and a Chinese hospital. A convenience sample of 244 patients in the United States and 268 patients in China with similar surgical sites completed the American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire-Revised (APS-POQ-R) and the Pain Management Index (PMI) was calculated on their first postoperative day. Patients in the United States reported a higher score on the “perception of pain management” subscale of the APS-POQ-R and a higher proportion of adequate treatment as measured by the PMI (85.2% vs. 39.0%, p
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