TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 78. Acute Pain Service: Organization, Function, & Implementation A1 - Rawal, Narinder A2 - Hadzic, Admir Y1 - 2007 N1 - T2 - NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management AB - Adequate perioperative analgesia is essential for the reduction of postoperative morbidity1–4 and mortality.2 Inadequately treated postoperative pain delays patient discharge and recovery and results in an inability to participate in rehabilitation programs, leading to poor patient outcomes. Recent studies5 show that pain is inadequately treated despite the availability of drugs and techniques for pain management. The problem of inadequate pain relief is usually due to the lack of an appropriate department or service that utilizes available expertise and pharmacologic options, rather than the development of new medications or pain management modalities. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3510525 ER -