title: Pain management: tools of the trade.
abstract: Hospitals, pain consultants and academic centers around the country have developed patient interviews, treatment standards, pathways and guidelines to help clinicians treat pain more effectively. This special section features examples of several of the most useful tools, as well as resources for further exploration. Highlights include: standards of pain management, cardiovascular surgery standing orders, patient pain interview, guidelines and quality aides.
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States