title: Introducing an acute pain service.
abstract: This article introduces the concept of an acute pain service (APS). It describes the initial steps needed in setting up such a service, the key areas that an APS focuses on and ways in which an APS might later expand.
authors.affiliation: Featherstone Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Bowden
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics