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hould you wait until patients enter the PACU to administer pain medica-
tions? Of course not, but many surgical facilities still fail to fight pain
proactively. With the Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model, that
won't happen. The buzz-worthy coordinated care program is based on a
standardized clinical pathway created with input from all stakeholders in
surgery. For example, they agree in advance on pain and nausea control regimens for
each type of procedure, put the protocols in writing and implement them during every
case. Launching a PSH program will put your facility on the cutting edge of care and
ensure you successfully manage post-op pain and PONV, two of the biggest factors in
patient satisfaction and timely discharges.
A New Way to Manage
Post-op Pain
The Perioperative Surgical Home model
is revolutionizing patient care with preset
clinical pathways for specific cases.
UC
Irvine
Health
Zeev Kain, MD, MBA
Irvine, Calif
z INTEGRATED APPROACH It's time
for anesthesiologists to adapt to
patient-centered care.
