title: [The implementation of a Vascular Pain Unit].
abstract: The concern towards the adequate pain treatment of vascular surgical patients in the Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery at Hospital de Santa Marta took to the development of an organized structure, intended to optimize perioperative analgesia. In this paper we intend to describe the implementation process of the Vascular Pain Unit, which started in 2003 and was concluded in January 2005.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Anestesiologia do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
authors.forename: Cristina G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Luis Mota
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Capitão
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fragata
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*