Setting priorities for African postoperative pain research through an international Delphi process

Gebrehiwot Asfaw; Tadesse B. Melkie; Ananya A. Shiferaw; Timothy M. Mwiti; Gaston Nyirigira; Francois Retief; Alfa A. Mikailu; Amos Zacharia; Ensa Jarju; Esubalew Lakew; Isabella Epiu; Kissoon Vishaal; Lynda Abed; Mequanent Yimer; Mubarak Mohamed; Oluwayemisi E. Ekor; Prudence Bukuru; Robert Djagbletey; Amany E. Ayad; Patrice Forget; Endale G. Gebremedhn

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Setting priorities for African postoperative pain research through an international Delphi process

Gebrehiwot Asfaw
, Tadesse B. Melkie
, Ananya A. Shiferaw
, Timothy M. Mwiti
, Gaston Nyirigira
, Francois Retief
, Alfa A. Mikailu
, Amos Zacharia
, Ensa Jarju
, Esubalew Lakew
, Isabella Epiu
, Kissoon Vishaal
, Lynda Abed
, Mequanent Yimer
, Mubarak Mohamed
, Oluwayemisi E. Ekor
, Prudence Bukuru
, Robert Djagbletey
, Amany E. Ayad
, Patrice Forget

Endale G. Gebremedhn

Gondar University
Bahar Dar University
Addis Ababa University
University of Nairobi
King Faisal Hospital
Stellenbosch University
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital
University of Rwanda
Kabale University
University of Mauritius
University of Blida 1
Edna Adan University Hospital
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Hope Africa University
University of Ghana
Cairo University
University of Aberdeen

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Abstract

Perioperative pain management is essential for patients’ well-being and efficient health service delivery. Alleviating pain is not merely a matter of goodwill but also part of the duty to prevent harm and protect human rights. Biological, psychological, and social dimensions of the pain experience should be considered and understood to provide optimum pain management in the postoperative setting. However, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a surgeon-led prescription of postoperative analgesia may not address the biopsychosocial dimension of pain and interdisciplinary and multimodal approaches.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1267-1274
Number of pages	8
Journal	Anesthesia and Analgesia
Volume	141
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000007689
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Asfaw, G., Melkie, T. B., Shiferaw, A. A., Mwiti, T. M., Nyirigira, G., Retief, F., Mikailu, A. A., Zacharia, A., Jarju, E., Lakew, E., Epiu, I., Vishaal, K., Abed, L., Yimer, M., Mohamed, M., Ekor, O. E., Bukuru, P., Djagbletey, R., Ayad, A. E., ... Gebremedhn, E. G. (2025). Setting priorities for African postoperative pain research through an international Delphi process. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 141(6), 1267-1274. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000007689

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