A multimodal and multidisciplinary postoperative pain management concept

Abstract

Under-treatment of acute postoperative pain can lead to chronic pain with neuronal plasticity and result in poor surgical outcomes. A multimodal approach is therefore necessary to reduce postoperative pain by combining various analgesics with a non-pharmacological strategy. The current use of multimodal approaches, even for the management of postoperative pain, can reduce the side effects of pharmaceutical therapy alone as well as reducing the length of hospital stay. Adequate pain control is an important prerequisite for the application of rehabilitation programmes and will thereby influence functional outcome. In addition, patient satisfaction, as a major benchmarking factor after surgical treatment, is significantly influenced by the quality of postoperative pain management.

Implementierung eines standardisierten perioperativen Schmerzmanagementkonzepts in drei Krankenhäusern eines Klinikverbundes

“…Ziel der Teams ist es, die Prinzipien der perioperativen Schmerztherapie in den Akutkrankenhäusern zu etablieren. Sie sind in der Regel multiprofessionell und bestehen aus Ärzten, Pflegenden und manchmal auch anderen Berufsgruppen [8]. Die Funktion eines perioperativen Akutschmerzdienstes besteht in der Zusammenarbeit mit allen behandelnden Therapeuten zur raschen Beratung und Therapie bzgl.…”