The study, which appeared in Anesthesiology, showed procedures such as appendectomies and tonsillectomies, ranked high for patient pain. Meanwhile, major procedures, such as mastectomies, above-knee amputations, gastrectomies and radical prostatectomies, ranked at low to median pain levels.
Researchers stressed that these minor procedures may not actually be more painful but their reputation of being less painful meant patients received less adequate pain relief.
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