Healthcare delivery gaps in pain management within the first 3 months after discharge from inpatient noncardiac surgeries: a scoping review
Authors' conclusion
This scoping review identified health delivery gaps during a critical period in postoperative pain management.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 yr) after inpatient noncardiac surgery, pain management within the first 3 months of recovery at home38 articles
- Outcome
- Gaps in healthcare delivery in pain management while recovering at home
- Follow-up
- First 3 months after discharge
Methodological detailsthematic analysis, Searches in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane, 2016–2022; 4794 results
- Thematic analysis
- Searches in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane, 2016–2022; 4794 results
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Gaps in healthcare delivery
- Gaps extracted, encompassing all six domains of healthcare delivery
- 23
- Theme: education (studies)
- 22
- Theme: provision of continuity of care (studies)
- 21
- Theme: individualised management (studies)
- 10
- Theme: support for specific populations (studies)
- 11
- Theme: research and knowledge translation (studies)
- 10
Original publication
Healthcare delivery gaps in pain management within the first 3 months after discharge from inpatient noncardiac surgeries: a scoping review. Br J Anaesth. Published 15 September 2023. doi:10.
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