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Anesth Analg 2002;95:1258-1262
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA

Acute Postoperative Pain Management at Home After Ambulatory Surgery: A French Pilot Survey of General Practitioners’ Views

S. Robaux, MD*, H. Bouaziz, MD PhD*, C. Cornet, MD*, J. M. Boivin, MD{dagger}, N. Lefèvre, PharmD{dagger}, and M. C. Laxenaire, MD*

*Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and {dagger}Center for Clinical Investigation, University Hospital of Nancy, School of Medicine, Nancy, France

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Professor Hervé Bouaziz, Service d’Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale, Hôpital Central, 29 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, C0 N° 34, 54035 Nancy Cédex, France. Address e-mail to h.bouaziz{at}chu-nancy.fr

IMPLICATIONS: We assessed the views of French general practitioners concerning pain relief at home after ambulatory surgery in a cross-sectional prospective survey. The results revealed that there is need for improvement, mainly in prescribing more suitable analgesic protocols and optimizing postdischarge relationships between physicians.






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