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Management of acute pain.
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Pain TherapyPain DisordersAcute PainPain MedicineSurgeryAdvanced Pain-relieving TechniquesPrimary CarePractical ConsiderationsPain ManagementAnalgesicsHealth SciencesPostoperative Pain ManagementOutcomes ResearchPreoperative PainPain TreatmentNursingPain ResearchPatient SafetyAnesthesiaMedicineTrauma PainEmergency MedicineAnesthesiology
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.