An Interactive Pain Application (MServ) Improves Postoperative Pain Management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most patients have moderate or severe pain after surgery. Opioids are the cornerstone of treating severe pain after surgery but cause problems when continued long after discharge. We investigated the efficacy of multifunction pain management software (MServ) in improving postoperative pain control and reducing opioid prescription at discharge.

Methods

We recruited 234 patients to a prospective cohort study into sequential groups in a nonrandomised manner, one day after major thoracic or urological surgery. Group 1 received standard care (SC, n = 102), group 2 were given a multifunctional device that fed back to the nursing staff alone (DN, n = 66), and group 3 were given the same device that fed back to both the nursing staff and the acute pain team

SUBMITTER: Gordon-Williams R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8035036 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature