Thank you very much. I have pressing questions.
I was quite surprised and amazed to see some statistics. Probably some of you are aware of them, but in the documents that our analysts have provided for us, it is said that—and I'm going to say it in French—
[...] a study of post-operative pain control after coronary artery bypass grafting found that less than 30% of the ordered dose of pain medication was given, with approximately 50% of patients continuing to report moderate to severe pain one to five days after surgery.
I'm quite surprised to learn about this new piece of information. We have talked a great deal in the past few weeks on this subject, regarding the fact that people are in pain and they need drugs that will relieve their pain, but then in a hospital setting, for people in acute care, either because they've been to the ER or because they had some minor surgery, they do not receive the proper quantity of pain relief medication.
Are any of our witnesses today familiar with this issue? If so, why are hospitals trying to save on drugs to the detriment of patients?
Is anyone aware of that fact?
Madam DeGroote?