Establishing an emergency department pain management system.
Any ED system for the management of pain in the ED should consider the following: assessment of pain including mandatory use of some assessment tool, a guideline for treatment of pain, communication with other members of the health care team, assessment tools, program monitoring, and a continuous quality assurance program. The treatment guideline should consider acute versus chronic pain, potential medication tolerance, concurrent anxiety and psychiatric issues, special populations, and disease-specific conditions.
Richards
Christopher F
CF
Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-2984, USA. richards@ohsu.edu
D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*