title: Acute pain treatment on postoperative and medical non-surgical wards.
abstract: The effectiveness of acute pain treatment in hospitals is examined. An efficient therapy of acute pain is efficient and cost-effective. Although every patient is entitled for the relief of pain, many hospitals do not treat acute pain in an optimal manner.
authors.affiliation: GP Forschungsgruppe, Institut für Grundlagen- und Programmforschung, München, Germany.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korczak
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuczera
authors.forename: Meinhard
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rust
keywords: DRG; acute pain; diagnosis-related groups; pain clinics; pain relief