title: Acute pain services in a community hospital.
abstract: The development of an acute pain service in a community hospital is described. A plan of operation is proposed, including accurate record maintenance to avoid complications. Results are presented on over 10,000 patients treated by the acute pain service.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Humana Hospital, Tampa, FL 33607.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Petrakis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*