Structured pain management reduces patient discomfort after catheter ablation and rhythm device surgery.
M DörschnerA BollmannB DinovS RichterM DöringA AryaA MüssigbrodtS KircherN DagresP SommerG HindricksKerstin BodePublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2017)
This is the first exploratory study that evaluates the impact of a multidisciplinary pain-management programme after cardiac electrophysiological interventions. It demonstrates that significant quality improvement is achievable following simple rules together with patient and staff education. The programme reduces the proportion of patients with moderate-to-severe pain after electrophysiological procedures significantly.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- quality improvement
- atrial fibrillation
- chronic pain
- catheter ablation
- case report
- patient safety
- study protocol
- left atrial
- minimally invasive
- healthcare
- left ventricular
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- high intensity
- early onset
- randomized controlled trial
- heart rate
- clinical trial
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- mitral valve