Surgeon Perceptions and Experiences with Postoperative Acute Pain Management: A Mixed-Methods Study
Vinod Dasa, Scott J. Keating, Sushanth Jeyakumar, K. D. Jacobs, Lauren A. Crowder, Sloan Rucker, Alexandra J. Feld, Moeen Panni, Ann M. Menzie · 2026
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Vinod Dasa and co-authors ask surgeons how they handle acute pain after operations, in this 2026 mixed-methods study. Interviews with thirty United States surgeons surfaced themes, and a survey of eighty more measured how common each view was. Managing patient expectations topped the challenge list, followed by balancing pain relief against side effect risk. Only about half felt moderately satisfied with the drugs on hand.
What surgeons wanted most from a pain drug was strength, duration, and fast onset. Four fifths said fear of opioid addiction shaped their prescribing, from moderately to extremely. Two thirds judged that poorly controlled pain harms recovery in a real way. The authors frame expectation setting and addiction worry as the twin pressures on postoperative care.
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| CREATOR | Vinod Dasa, Scott J. Keating, Sushanth Jeyakumar, K. D. Jacobs, Lauren A. Crowder, Sloan Rucker, Alexandra J. Feld, Moeen Panni, Ann M. Menzie |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |