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Evidence-based management of postoperative pain in adults undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery†

  1. G. P. Joshi1,*,
  2. N. Rawal2,
  3. H. Kehlet3,
  4. on behalf of the PROSPECT collaboration‡

Article first published online: 16 SEP 2011

DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7660

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British Journal of Surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 168–185, February 2012

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Joshi, G. P., Rawal, N., Kehlet, H. and on behalf of the PROSPECT collaboration (2012), Evidence-based management of postoperative pain in adults undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery. Br J Surg, 99: 168–185. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7660

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  1. 1

    Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden

  3. 3

    Section for Surgical Pathophysiology 4074, The Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark

  1. ‡

    Members of the PROSPECT Working Group are co-authors of this study and can be found under the heading Collaborators

*Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9068, USA

  1. †

    Presented to the Annual Meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 2011

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 JAN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 16 SEP 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 JUN 2011

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