Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals towards postoperative pain management at a referral hospital in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative pain (POP) is a form of acute pain following surgery. It results from tissue injury during surgical procedure like skin incision, tissue dissection, manipulation and traction. It is one of the immediate postoperative complications. Despite new standards, guidelines and different strategies the practice of postoperative pain management is found to be inadequate. We aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice on postoperative pain management practice among Health professionals working at XX Referral Hospital.

Method

Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted to assess Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Health professionals regarding to Post-operative pain management at XX Referral Hospital 2020 from 118 health professio

SUBMITTER: Negash TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8685983 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature