Procedure-specific postoperative pain management.
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چکیده
Procedure-specific postoperative pain management guidelines arguably are more helpful to the clinician than general pain guidelines or guidelines based on the use of the Oxford League Tables. Two sources, the United States Veteran's Health Administration and the European Prospect Working Group, offer websites that include surgical procedure-specific postoperative pain management guidelines, which are available and currently updated.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Anesthesiology clinics of North America
دوره 23 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005