Homeward Bound: Pain Control and Recovery After Major Gynecologic Surgery

Abstract

The trend toward shorter postoperative hospital stays means that the acute recovery phase occurs at home increasingly often; however, few published data address this experience. Investigators at a U.S. teaching hospital assessed pain perception and use of analgesics following hospital discharge for abdominal or vaginal gynecologic surgery (primarily hysterectomy) for benign indications; laparoscopic procedures were excluded. Reported pain …