RT Book, Section
A1 Correll, Darin J.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Scheurer, Danielle B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1137607958
T1 Perioperative Pain Management
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843133
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137607958
RD 2024/04/25
AB Pain  is  the  most  common  presenting  symptom  of  disease.  It  is  defined  as  an  unpleasant  sensory  and  emotional  experience,  associated  with  actual  or  potential  tissue  damage.  There  are  sound  medical  and  legal  reasons  to  treat  pain  aggressively  in  hospitalized  patients.  The  Joint  Commission,  which  certifies  health  care  institutions  in  the  United  States,  mandates  that  all  patients  have  the  right  to  adequate  pain  assessment  and  management  (Table  48-1).