Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management in Developing Countries: A Focus Group Study Conducted in Rwanda

BACKGROUND: Access to postoperative acute pain treatment is an important component of perioperative care and is frequently managed by a multidisciplinary team of anesthesiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, technicians and nurses. In some developing countries, treatment modalities are often not perform...

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Main Authors: Ana P Johnson, Ryan Mahaffey, Rylan Egan, Theogene Twagirumugabe, Joel L Parlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/297384
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spelling doaj-art-40db52fc70b44c3eaf61e022266a8cd22025-02-03T05:50:06ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652015-01-0120525526010.1155/2015/297384Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management in Developing Countries: A Focus Group Study Conducted in RwandaAna P Johnson0Ryan Mahaffey1Rylan Egan2Theogene Twagirumugabe3Joel L Parlow4Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaCentre for Teaching and Learning, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergencies, University of Rwanda, Butare, RwandaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Access to postoperative acute pain treatment is an important component of perioperative care and is frequently managed by a multidisciplinary team of anesthesiologists, surgeons, pharmacists, technicians and nurses. In some developing countries, treatment modalities are often not performed due to scarce health care resources, knowledge deficiencies and cultural attitudes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/297384
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title Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management in Developing Countries: A Focus Group Study Conducted in Rwanda
title_full Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management in Developing Countries: A Focus Group Study Conducted in Rwanda
title_fullStr Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management in Developing Countries: A Focus Group Study Conducted in Rwanda
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title_short Perspectives, Perceptions and Experiences in Postoperative Pain Management in Developing Countries: A Focus Group Study Conducted in Rwanda
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