The Implementation of an Acute Pain Service for Patients Undergoing Open Ventral Hernia Repair with Mesh and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
Engy T SaidRoss E DruedingErin I MartinTimothy J FurnishMinhthy N MeinekeJacklynn F SztainWendy B AbramsonMatthew W SwisherGarth R JacobsenAmanda A GosmanRodney Allanigue GabrielPublished in: World journal of surgery (2021)
A dedicated APS was associated with decreased opioid consumption by 75%, as well as a decreased hospital LOS. We report no differences in ICU length of stay, time to oral intake, time to ambulation or time to urinary catheter removal.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- pain management
- patients undergoing
- liver failure
- intensive care unit
- primary care
- mental health
- respiratory failure
- minimally invasive
- spinal cord
- neuropathic pain
- drug induced
- mechanical ventilation
- quality improvement
- deep brain stimulation
- aortic dissection
- prefrontal cortex
- hepatitis b virus