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An Experimental Paradigm for the Prediction of Post-Operative Pain (PPOP)
Published on: January 27, 2010
Establishing an emergency department pain management system
1Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-2984, USA. richards@ohsu.edu
Abstract:
Any ED system for the management of pain in the ED should consider the following: assessment of pain including mandatory use of some assessment tool, a guideline for treatment of pain, communication with other members of the health care team, assessment tools, program monitoring, and a continuous quality assurance program. The treatment guideline should consider acute versus chronic pain, potential medication tolerance, concurrent anxiety and psychiatric issues, special populations, and disease-specific conditions.
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