Acute Pain
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 75-83 , August 2005

Dissatisfaction with post-operative pain management—A prospective analysis of 1071 patients

  • W. Roth

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 6131 17 3911.
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  • J. Kling

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • I. Gockel

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • A. Rümelin

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • M.H. Hessmann

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Traumatology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • A. Meurer

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • R. Gillitzer

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • J. Jage

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
    • Clinic of Urology, University Hospital, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany

Received 26 March 2004 ,Revised 30 April 2005 ,Accepted 3 May 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acpain.2005.05.001

Acute Pain
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 75-83 , August 2005

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