Postoperative pain

Postoperative pain is a response of the body to surgical stimulation (tissue damage), including a series of physiological, psychological and behavioral responses. In clinical nursing work, pain has become the fifth vital sign following the four vital signs of body temperature, pulse, suffocation, and blood pressure, and it has been increasingly valued.

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