Papers of the Week

Pain is a distressing experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage with sensory, emotional, cognitive and social components. Inadequate postoperative pain management leads to negative clinical outcomes such as extended hospitalization, poor recovery, diminished and decreases the quality of life, increased healthcare costs and utilization, higher morbidity and mortality, and the development of chronic pain. The study was used for the hospitals administrations, health professionals, committee that develop the pain management guideline, researcher, and governmental health institutions regarding the practice of postoperative pain management. The aim of this study was to assess the management of postoperative pain among health professionals working in governmental hospitals in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia.