Improved pain resolution in hospitalized patients through targeting of pain mismanagement as medical error.

Tomasz R Okon; Peggy S Lutz; Hong Liang

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Improved pain resolution in hospitalized patients through targeting of pain mismanagement as medical error.

April 8, 2009

Okon TR, Lutz PS, Liang H. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009;37(6):1039-49.

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A quality improvement intervention that focused on management of acute pain resulted in both improved pain relief for patients and a reduction in medication errors associated with opioid pain medications.

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