Lowry Robert
Robert Lowry is the chief PA in the Department of Surgery at the Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa. He is also the PA student coordinator and the preceptor for surgery rotations. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2018 Jul;31(7):51-54. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000533672.03321.2a.
This article describes an innovative workflow that incorporates the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) into a suggested workflow for managing pain in elective surgery patients. Using the PDMP and working with the patient's pain management provider, clinicians can make sure that patients on chronic opioid therapy are identified before admission so that their care can be individualized, a plan developed to manage postoperative pain, and the patient can be transitioned seamlessly back to outpatient pain management.
本文介绍了一种创新的工作流程，该流程将处方药监测计划（PDMP）纳入了为择期手术患者管理疼痛的建议工作流程中。通过使用PDMP并与患者的疼痛管理提供者合作，临床医生可以确保在患者入院前识别出接受慢性阿片类药物治疗的患者，以便能够对其护理进行个性化安排，制定术后疼痛管理计划，并使患者能够无缝过渡回门诊疼痛管理。
