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In outpatient surgery, a patient’s pain is treated immediately after surgery, and patients are sent home. However, the pain control after discharge may be more important than the initial treatment at the bedside, says Elaine A. Yellen, RN, PhD, assistant professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

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