Browsing by Subject "Post-operative pain medication"

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Adherence to post-operative pain medication after discharge following day case orthopaedic surgery at a South African private hospital

Booysen, Vanessa (North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)

Background: Adherence to post-operative pain medication remains a concern as low adherence rates result in suboptimal clinical outcomes, and burdens the global healthcare environment. The primary treatment goals of medications ...
Assessment of post-operative pain medication adherence after day case orthopaedic surgery: a prospective, cross-sectional study

Booysen, Vanessa; Burger, Johanita R.; Du Plessis, Jesslee M.; Cockeran, Marike (Elsevier, 2020)

Background and aim Patients struggle to adhere to prescribed pain medication after surgery because of, inter alia, side effects, sleep disturbances and pain severity. This study aimed to determine the influence of various ...