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A review of the acute pain service in Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Neelima G 1 , Chieng DC 2 , Lim TA 3 , Inbasegaran K 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 G Neelima, MAnaes. Anaesthesiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 2 D C Chieng, BMedSc. Anaesthesiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 3 T A Lim, FRCA. Anaesthesiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 4 K Inbasegaran, FANZCA. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Med J Malaysia, 2003 Jun;58(2):167-79.
PMID: 14569736 MyJurnal

Abstract

This study is a review of the Acute Pain Service in Hospital Kuala Lumpur for the years 1998 to 2001. 5042 records from post-operative patients were analysed. The majority of patients (81.8%) had satisfactory pain control. Eighty-two percent of patients experienced only mild pain at rest on the first post-operative day. The highest pain score occurred on the first day in 68.3% of patients. Nausea or vomiting occurred in 23.2% of the patients. Eight patients had respiratory depression. The low pain scores recorded by most patients and the low incidence of side effects reflect the efficiency of the service provided.

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