title: [Quality improvement of postoperative pain management in infants QUIPSI) - A pilot study].
abstract: Outcome-focussed benchmarking has been shown to be a successful tool in adult quality improvement of postoperative pain management in adults. We report on feasibility and first results of a similar project in operated children (quality improvement of postoperative pain management in infants, QUIPSI). Our results show that outcomes in postoperative pain management can be measured and compared in routine clinical practice. QUIPSI (Quality Improvement in Postoperative Pain Management in Infants) represents a new tool for outcome evaluation, consisting of standardized data acquisition of outcome and process quality indicators. In the currently starting second phase of the project, a multicenter evaluation will take place in ten medical centres.
authors.affiliation: Klinischen Abteilung für Anästhesie, für Herzund Gefässchirurgie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Universität Graz. brigitte.messerer@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Messerer
authors.forename: Annelie Martina
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandner-Kiesling
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutmann
authors.forename: Swantje
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mescha
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meissner
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D058996:Quality Improvement; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics