Acute Pain in African Hospitals Affects Two-Thirds of Patients

Acute pain in African hospitals is far more common than previously documented, with two-thirds of admitted patients affected, according to a new University of Cape Town (UCT) study. Researchers found that 67.9% of adults experienced some level of pain, while 14.4% – roughly one in seven – reported severe pain, defined as a score of seven or more out of…

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