• WebbChristopher A JCAJDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center, 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of Ca and T Edward Kim.
• Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center, 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
• Anesthesiol Clin. 2018 Sep 1; 36 (3): 333-344.

AbstractAcute pain management is an expanding perioperative specialty and there is a renewed focus on implementing and developing an acute pain service (APS) in nonacademic hospitals (ie, "private practice"). An anesthesiologist-led APS can improve patient care by decreasing perioperative morbidity and potentially reducing the risk of chronic postsurgical pain syndromes. Elements of a successful APS include multidisciplinary collaboration to develop perioperative pain protocols, education of health care providers and patients, and regular evaluation of patient safety and quality of care metrics. Standardization of regional anesthesia procedures and billing practices can promote consistent outcomes and efficiency.Published by Elsevier Inc.

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