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W.A. Macrae
Researcher at Ninewells Hospital
Publications - 30
Citations - 2725
W.A. Macrae is an academic researcher from Ninewells Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chronic pain & Pain Clinics. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 30 publications receiving 2552 citations. Previous affiliations of W.A. Macrae include University of Dundee & University of St Andrews.
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Chronic post-surgical pain: 10 years on
TL;DR: There is a need for education of the medical profession and the general public, so that effective measures are introduced and unnecessary and inappropriate operations minimized, and severe acute postoperative pain emerges as a factor that may be able to influence.
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Chronic pain after surgery
TL;DR: Predictive factors are reviewed and core risk factor and outcome domains for inclusion in future epidemiological studies investigating chronic pain after surgery are proposed to advance the field of CPSP research by striving for consensus among pain experts.
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Cut and thrust: antecedent surgery and trauma among patients attending a chronic pain clinic
TL;DR: It can be unhelpful for pain classification systems to combine surgery and trauma in a single category, and studies are needed to identify the operative procedures associated with the development of pain so that preventive measures can be implemented.
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Care of dying patients in hospital
M Mills,Huw Davies,W.A. Macrae +2 more
TL;DR: Care of many of the dying patients observed in these hospitals was poor: basic interventions to maintain patients' comfort were often not provided; oral hygiene was often poor, thirst remained unquenched, and little assistance was given to encourage eating.
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The Pain System
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the current understanding of the physiology of the pain system, including the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, plasticity after injury, ascending pathways, modulation systems and treatment strategies.