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Addressing stakeholders' needs: economics and patient satisfaction.
Koo, Peter J.
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  • Koo PJ; Pain Management, Department of Pharmaceutical Services and Clinical Pharmacy, University of California-San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA 94143-0622, USA. koop@pharmacy.ucsf.edu
Am J Health Syst Pharm ; 64(6 Suppl 4): S11-5, 2007 Mar 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17353555
PURPOSE: The economics of acute post-operative pain management are discussed. Studies identifying cost drivers in post-operative pain treatment and the economic sequelae of undertreated pain are reviewed. The relative costs of intermittent intramuscular analgesia, intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, and epidural analgesia are described. Medication errors and their consequences are addressed. The importance of patient satisfaction and data on its correlation with acute post-operative pain are reviewed. SUMMARY: Although the economics of acute post-operative pain treatment are difficult to accurately assess, studies have demonstrated that pharmacy acquisition costs represent as little as 1% of the total hospital cost of surgical treatment. Costs of analgesia are driven largely by staff time. Inadequate treatment of post-operative pain can have important economic ramifications associated with increased patient morbidity, extended hospital stays, and readmissions. Inadequate treatment of post-operative pain is also associated with reduced patient satisfaction, a measure of increasing importance to health systems and pharmacists who practice within them. CONCLUSION: Undertreatment of acute post-operative pain has important implications for health systems from the standpoints of economics and patient satisfaction.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Dor Pós-Operatória / Satisfação do Paciente / Analgésicos Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Am J Health Syst Pharm Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Dor Pós-Operatória / Satisfação do Paciente / Analgésicos Tipo de estudo: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Am J Health Syst Pharm Ano de publicação: 2007 Tipo de documento: Article