Benchmarking for unrelieved pain in a postanesthesia care unit.
The problem of unrelieved pain in the PostAnesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is an outcomes management concern. This article discusses the steps taken by the PACU staff to establish a benchmark for unrelieved pain and to evaluate the effect of the Multidisciplinary Pain Management Initiative (MPMI) action plan on the outcomes of length of stay and cost.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011997:Recovery Room / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013781:Texas