Swiss medical weekly
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Swiss medical weekly · Jun 2010
Pain in the emergency department: adherence to an implemented treatment protocol.
Although pain is one of the most common presenting complaints in the Emergency Department (ED), pain management is often inadequate. Pain management protocols have been shown to be useful. The objective of this study was to assess the adherence to an already implemented pain management protocol in an urban ED. ⋯ The benefits of pain management protocols are proven. However, adherence to these protocols needs to be monitored regularly in order to optimise pain management.