title: Improving the quality of cancer pain management in an academic medical center emergency department.
abstract: The impact and outcomes of the implementation of a pain management guideline and pain assessment standard operating procedure (SOP) in a cancer-specific emergency department are evaluated in this article. After implementation of the SOP, the number of pain assessments conducted per patient during hospitalization increased, as did the percentage of patients who underwent a pain assessment at admission, within one hour after analgesic medication was administered, and at regular intervals.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Unit, Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Hwa
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Won
authors.affiliation: Clinical Trial Center, Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Asan Medical Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Lyun
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Clinical Trial Center, Asan Medical Center.
authors.forename: Sulhwa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Ulsan.
authors.forename: Tae Won
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center.
authors.forename: Yeon Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: cancer pain; emergency department; pain assessment; pain management