Analgesic use for XXXX : differences arise when comparing departments of surgery.

@entity1 @entity282 @entity158
PURPOSE: The goal of the study is to analyse whether the analgesic therapy of @entity282 during the first 2 days after surgery differs among the different surgical departments. METHODS: @entity1 were randomly chosen from among all those who underwent elective surgery. Characteristics of analgesic treatment (drug, dosage, schedule) and @entity158 intensity were determined at the postoperative anaesthetic care unit and in the first and second postoperative days on the ward. All comparisons were carried out by surgical departments. RESULTS: Six hundred and twenty-three @entity1 from six surgical departments were studied. Analgesic treatment orders varied greatly among the different departments, and these differences were statistically significant regarding number of drugs, type of drugs, analgesic schedule, and completeness of medical orders. Some differences were also observed regarding drug dosage. @entity1 from gynaecology and obstetrics, traumatology and orthopaedics and general surgery reported the most severe @entity158 . CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of @entity282 differs among the surgical departments, especially regarding analgesic schedules and completeness of analgesic orders. Analgesic therapy may often be based more on customary habits than on the @entity1 ' @entity158 intensity.
