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A pain service for children
Author(s) -
LLOYDTHOMAS A.R.,
HOWARD R.F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1994.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pain , pain management , patient satisfaction , incidence (geometry) , urinary retention , pain relief , quality management , service (business) , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , physical therapy , medical emergency , surgery , physics , economy , optics , economics
Summary The development of an acute pain service has enabled hospital staff to improve postoperative analgesia. Patient protocols have been coordinated to ensure consistent and safe management throughout the hospital. Patient satisfaction has been very high with consistently over 90% of patients having good pain relief. High quality analgesia highlights side effects especially urinary retention with extradural opioids. Further research is needed to diminish the incidence of these complications.