2019, Number 3
Evaluation of postoperative pain, standardization of protocols of action, and continuous improvement based on goals
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Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 160-166
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ABSTRACT
The assessment of postoperative pain using unidimensional scales such as the verbal analog scale (VAS), are being abandoned. Currently the evaluation is made based on the activities that, according to the type of surgery, the patient can perform during the first hours of postoperative period. The treatment of pain requires an organizational framework, which must include the design of protocols that allow continuous improvement based on results, according to the needs of each hospital. The implementation and planning of strategies through internal audits such as the Pain Out system, are a basis for the management of new units of acute pain (visit http://www.painoutmexico.com).REFERENCES
Chou R, Gordon D, de Leon-Casasola O, Rosenberg J, Bickler S, Brennan T, Griffith S. Management of Postoperative Pain: a clinical practice guideline from the American pain society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ committee on regional anesthesia, executive committee, and administrative council. J Pain. 2016;17:131-157.
Schug SA, Palmer GM, Scott DA, Hallivell R, Trinca J. Acute pain management: scientific evidence. 4th ed. Melbourne: ANZCA and FPM; 2015. Working Group of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine. Available from: http://fpm.anzca.edu.au/documents/apmse4_2015_final.