Construction and management of the pain department / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

AIM: To probe into the development strategy, department construction and management methods of the pain department according to the current situation of pain treatment in China.METHODS: Based on on-spot investigation and individual correspondence,we made a comprehensive evaluation of the collected materials and testified them from the hospital departments involved. Under the current situation of pain treatment in China, namely, difficulty in forming a large scale and yielding social and economic results, relation between pain and rehabilitation therapy is discussed to explore the feasibility, advantages and disadvantages of combining the two.RESULTS: The construction of the pain department should make full use of the human, financial and equipment resources available in the rehalilitation department, merging the pain department with the rehabilitation department to set up the pain and rehabilitation center. It will give full play to the respective advantages and avoid the weaknesses and produce large-scale results. The ward layout should consist of pain, rehabilitation and physiotherapy wards, operation room and nurse station. Outpatient diagnosis and treatment and the economic effect should be improved. Treatment should be centered on micro-invasive operations with comprehensive treatment as supplement so as to form the specialty-based characteristic. The department should be managed as an enterprise.CONCLUSION: The pain department should be merged with the rehabilitation department to set up the pain and rehabilitation center to achieve collaborative development.