August 2017

Knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers to post-operative pain management: Institution based cross sectional study

Post-operative pain is a common problem after surgical procedure. Undertreated and uncontrolled post-operative pain reduce physical and social performance, impaired quality of life and patient dissatisfaction, delayed discharge, increased use of health care resources and high cost on their hospital stay. Even if the problem is vast, researches on the area lack adequate data. This study aimed to assess knowledge,...

Author(s): Yosef Tibebu Setegn, Eyayalem Melese Goshu and Bedilu Girma Weji