[Organization of pain therapy in surgery--comparison of acute pain service and alternative concepts]

Publication

[Organization of pain therapy in surgery--comparison of acute pain service and alternative concepts]

Journal Paper/Review - Sep 1, 2003

Lempa M, Hoederath Petra, Eypasch E, Troidl H, Neugebauer E, Köhler L

Citation

Lempa M, Hoederath P, Eypasch E, Troidl H, Neugebauer E, Köhler L. [Organization of pain therapy in surgery--comparison of acute pain service and alternative concepts]. Chirurg 2003; 74:821-6.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)

Journal

Chirurg 2003; 74

Publication Date

Sep 1, 2003

Issn Print

0009-4722

Pages

821-6

Brief description/objective

An acute pain service done by surgeons is one possibility for organizing pain therapy in surgical wards. To do this successfully, some preconditions must be kept in mind, such as 24-h presence, an integrated system of documentation, and teamwork between medical and nursing staff. Comparison of differently structured pain therapy in three different hospitals (with and without acute pain service) showed high levels of patient satisfaction with the pain therapies in all three hospitals. One of the preconditions for effective pain therapy in surgery is to formulate a concept which takes into account the specific situation of each hospital.