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Role Of Surgery In The Management Of Low Grade Glioma, Faraz Kazim, Ather Enam Jul 2007

Role Of Surgery In The Management Of Low Grade Glioma, Faraz Kazim, Ather Enam

Section of Neurosurgery

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Adequacy Of Postoperative Pain Relief After Discharge, Samina Ismail, Aziza M. Hussain Jul 2007

Adequacy Of Postoperative Pain Relief After Discharge, Samina Ismail, Aziza M. Hussain

Department of Anaesthesia

Day care surgery has shown a remarkable development over the last two decades, comprising approximately 60-70% of all surgical procedures. Therefore major proportions of surgical patients are recovering at home and have little or no assessment of the adequacy of their pain relief. The aim of our audit was to compare suggested postoperative pain indicators with targets for best practice. This audit was done at the Aga Khan University Hospital day care unit for a period of three months. On the day of surgery patients having the contact numbers were informed about the telephone call 24 hrs after the surgery …