Rethinking algorithms of pain care: The use of the S.A.F.E. principles

Pain Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Krames, Elliot ^a   Poree, Lawrence R ^b,c   Deer, Timothy ^d,e   Levy, Robert ^f  

^a Pacific Pain Treatment Centers   (United States)

^b Pain Clinic of Monterey Bay   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Center for Pain Relief   (United States)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NEUROMODULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STOMACH ULCER; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59649105025     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00550.x     Document Type: Editorial

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