Background: In the UK, approximately 70% of surgical procedures are undertaken as day-cases. Little information exists about recovery from day-case surgery, yet international data highlights patients are at risk of developing significant longer-term health problems including chronic post-surgical pain and persistent postoperative opioid use. The Patient-reported Outcomes, Postoperative Pain and pain relief after daY case surgery (POPPY) study was a national prospective multicentre observational study, measuring short- and longer-term patient-reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day-case surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study was carried out to adapt the child forensic attitude scale into Turkish and evaluate its validity and reliability.
Methods: This methodological, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted with a total of 363 professionals, including 40 physicians, 87 nurses, 79 lawyers, 81 law enforcement officers, 20 psychologists, and 56 social service experts, between January 2023 and February 2023. The study data were collected online using a "Personal Information Form" and the "Child Forensic Attitude Scale".
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted all aspects of healthcare, including the education of certified registered nurse anesthesiologists. While the literature contains reports of the impact of COVID-19 on physician anesthesiologist faculty, there was no research identified describing the impact on nurse anesthesiologist faculty. The purpose of this study was therefore to describe and explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurse anesthesiology faculty.
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