TY - JOUR
T1 - Training programmes for healthcare professionals in managing postoperative epidural analgesia
T2 - A scoping review protocol
AU - Lamprecht, Cornelia
AU - Wildgaard, Kim
AU - Vester-Andersen, Morten
AU - Petersen, Anne Mørup
AU - Thomsen, Thordis
N1 - © 2023 The Authors. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation.
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: Epidural analgesia is an effective technique advocated worldwide for postoperative analgesia after a wide range of surgical procedures. Despite the benefits of epidural analgesia for pain management, systematic education of ward nurses in managing epidural analgesia appears to be lacking.METHODS: The aim of the proposed scoping review is to map the body of evidence and identify training programmes for healthcare professionals in the safe management of postoperative epidural analgesia. The methodology will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). In addition, the five main steps set forth by Arksey and O'Malley and refined by Levac for guidance of the process will be used. The scoping review will include any study design of any date, design, setting and duration.RESULTS: We will present results descriptively, accompanied with visual presentations as tables and graphs.CONCLUSION: The outlined scoping review will provide an overview of existing training programmes for healthcare professionals in the safe management of postoperative epidural analgesia and map the body of available evidence on the topic. The study may support the development of a training programme for ward nurses caring for patients receiving postoperative epidural analgesia.
AB - BACKGROUND: Epidural analgesia is an effective technique advocated worldwide for postoperative analgesia after a wide range of surgical procedures. Despite the benefits of epidural analgesia for pain management, systematic education of ward nurses in managing epidural analgesia appears to be lacking.METHODS: The aim of the proposed scoping review is to map the body of evidence and identify training programmes for healthcare professionals in the safe management of postoperative epidural analgesia. The methodology will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). In addition, the five main steps set forth by Arksey and O'Malley and refined by Levac for guidance of the process will be used. The scoping review will include any study design of any date, design, setting and duration.RESULTS: We will present results descriptively, accompanied with visual presentations as tables and graphs.CONCLUSION: The outlined scoping review will provide an overview of existing training programmes for healthcare professionals in the safe management of postoperative epidural analgesia and map the body of available evidence on the topic. The study may support the development of a training programme for ward nurses caring for patients receiving postoperative epidural analgesia.
KW - Analgesia, Epidural/methods
KW - Delivery of Health Care/methods
KW - Health Personnel
KW - Humans
KW - Pain Management/methods
KW - Research Design
KW - Review Literature as Topic
KW - Systematic Reviews as Topic
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U2 - 10.1111/aas.14312
DO - 10.1111/aas.14312
M3 - Review
C2 - 37488697
SN - 0001-5172
VL - 67
SP - 1338
EP - 1340
JO - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
IS - 10
ER -