Implementation and maintenance of a pain management quality assurance program at intensive care units: 360 degree feedback of physicians, nurses and patients.

BACKGROUND:Pain management quality assurance programs (PMQP) have been successfully implemented in numerous hospitals across Europe. We aimed to evaluate the medium-term sustainability of a PMQP implemented at intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS:Two surveys, the first in 2012, immediately after int...

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Main Authors: Christian Smolle, Gerald Sendlhofer, Andreas Sandner-Kiesling, Michael K Herbert, Lydia Jantscher, Bernd Pichler, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Gernot Brunner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208527