NursingPerioperative NursingPain ManagementPain Management NursingPain MedicineAcute PainAnalgesiaPostoperative PainAcute Pain AssessmentAcute Postoperative Pain ControlNursing Pain ManagementPain Management Quality Improvement
This review discusses the inadequacies of postoperative pain management in the UK and recommendations to improve its quality. Advanced pain-relieving techniques are available; in this article we discuss the practical considerations of delivering these successfully to patients through the introduction of acute pain teams, and especially through extension of the nurses' role.