Acute pain services and postsurgical pain management in the Netherlands: a survey.

Regina L M Van BoekelMonique A H SteegersInge Verbeek-van NoordRob van der SandeKris C P Vissers

Published in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2014)

Almost all hospitals have an APS. They differ in both the way they are locally organized, along with the activities they employ. Future research needs to compare the effect of patient and nonpatient-related activities of APSs on outcomes related to pain management.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
healthcare
liver failure
primary care
drug induced
mental health
type diabetes
adipose tissue
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain