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A recovery room-based acute pain service
Y Leykin1, T Pellis, C Ambrosio
1Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli University Affiliated Hospital, Pordenone, Italy. Yigal Leykin@aopn.fvg.it
Minerva Anestesiologica
|January 24, 2007
Summary
A recovery room-based acute pain service effectively manages postoperative pain, ensuring visual analogic scale scores remain below 4. This model coordinates care without additional staff, improving patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Anesthesiology
- Pain Management
- Surgical Recovery
Background:
- Inadequate postoperative pain control affects patient recovery and increases costs.
- A significant number of patients do not achieve adequate pain relief despite available analgesics.
- A novel recovery room (RR)-based acute pain service (APS) model was developed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe and evaluate a recovery room-based acute pain service model.
- To assess the effectiveness of the APS in achieving target pain control.
- To gauge the perception of healthcare professionals regarding the APS.
Main Methods:
- Implemented guidelines and therapeutic protocols for postoperative pain management.
- Established a visual analogic scale (VAS) target of <4 for the first 48-72 hours post-surgery.
- Utilized a RR staffed by an anesthesiologist, nurses, and an assistant as a central coordination point for pain management.
Main Results:
- The APS successfully maintained VAS scores significantly below 4.
- Analgesic drug consumption showed an increase from 1997 to 2004.
- Auditing revealed a desire among healthcare professionals for involvement in a coordinated acute pain management approach.
Conclusions:
- A recovery room-based acute pain service can function as an effective coordinating center for acute pain treatment.
- The APS model can be implemented without requiring additional personnel.
- This model contributes to improved postoperative pain management and patient care coordination.
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