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2022 Nov 22


ANZ J Surg

Language and gender barriers to pain control after general surgery.

Authors

Kovoor JG, Bacchi S, Stretton B, Lam L, Jiang M, Gupta AK, Maddern GJ
ANZ J Surg. 2022 Nov 22.
PMID: 36412097.

Abstract

Effective pain control is crucial to postoperative recovery and is affected by biopsychosocial factors. This study aimed to evaluate how non-English primary language, gender, and marital status may influence pain, length of stay, and mortality after general surgery.