Pain management practices in the emergency departments in Turkey.

Murat Cetin Bora Kaya Turgay Yilmaz Kilic Nazife Didem Hanoğlu Şervan Gökhan Serkan Emre Eroğlu Sakine Neval Akar Ozgen Gonenc Cekic Dicle Polat Emre Üstsoy Orhan Çınar Serkan Yılmaz

Published in: Turkish journal of emergency medicine (2021)

Our study on the pain management practices in the EDs in Turkey suggested that high rate of intramuscular analgesic use and long emergency room stay durations are issues that should constitute the focus of our quality improvement efforts in pain management.

Keyphrases

pain management
quality improvement
healthcare
chronic pain
primary care
emergency department
public health
patient safety