Persistent postpartum pain affects 6.1–11.5% of women with risk factors that include
caesarean section (CS) and severe acute postoperative pain.
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Since 2009, our department has completed five cycles of quality improvement concerning
post-CS analgesia, a key audit standard recommended by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
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We present possible reasons for success and discuss theories for those areas with
slower rates of improvement, with a particular focus on patient safety and challenges
faced within maternity departments and in obstetric anaesthesia.Armstrong S. Pain relief after caesarean section. Raising the Standards: RCoA Quality Improvement Compendium. 2020. https://www.rcoa.ac.uk/safety-standards-quality/quality-improvement/raising-standards-rcoa-quality-improvement-compendium. Accessed 7 June, 2022.
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Published online: December 05, 2022
Accepted:
November 29,
2022
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