title: Benchmarking for unrelieved pain in a postanesthesia care unit.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Borromeo
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Windle
mesh_terms: 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