Acute Pain Services and pain-related patient-reported outcomes in Hungarian hospitals
Main finding · Worst postoperative pain intensityResult — go to the resultχ2 18.919Authors' conclusion
Our findings confirm earlier international evidence on the benefits of Acute Pain Service in postoperative pain management
Study context
- Population
- Surgical, orthopedic and traumatology patients in Hungarian hospitals
- Participants
- 348 participants
- Exposure
- Hospitals with vs without Acute Pain Service
- APSn = 120
- Controln = 228reference
- Outcome
- Worst postoperative pain intensity
Methodological detailsmulticentre, patient-reported outcomes
- Multicentre
- Patient-reported outcomes
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
χ2
18.919
P = 0.0043
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Patient informationNo significant difference | 3.480 | P = 0.0945 |
| Patient satisfactionNo significant difference | 5.781 | P = 0.2127 |
Safety
| Outcome | χ2 | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Pain-management-related side effectsAPS vs Control · nausea; fewer in APS | 15.240 | P = 0.0101 |
| Pain-management-related side effectsAPS vs Control · drowsiness; fewer in APS | 26.965 | P = 0.0001 |
| Pain-management-related side effectsAPS vs Control · dizziness; fewer in APS | 13.980 | P = 0.0124 |
Original publication
Acute Pain Services and pain-related patient-reported outcomes in Hungarian hospitals. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 12 March 2024. doi:10.
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