Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management

D. P. C. Beltrutti; P. Parola; A. Barrera; R. Bosco; C. S. Collura; S Di Santo,; S. Moessinger; G. Pappalardo

D. P. C. Beltrutti^¹, P. Parola^², A. Barrera^¹, R. Bosco^¹, C. S. Collura^¹, S Di Santo,^¹, S. Moessinger^¹, G. Pappalardo^¹

¹Anesthesia and Resuscitation Service, S. Spirito Hospital Bra, ITALY
²Anesthesia and Resuscitation Service, Pain and Palliative Care Center, S.Croce and Carle General Hospital, Cuneo, ITALY

Keywords: Quality assurance, quality control, pain management

Abstract

The concept of quality control in the health field has been theorized and rationalized in the studies of Donabedian who in the 60’s laid down the basis of “Quality Assurance” defining it as “all those actions that tend to monitor the quality of a service”. During the years in which quality assurance first became an issue, no mention was made of chronic pain treatment in an organic and organized manner as it is today, neither was the health service interested in the “quality of life” and the problems of patients in the terminal stage. Lots of things have changed since that times but also lots of things have to be changed, especially in the developing countries. In this article, the evolution of quality concept in the pain service is reviewed while discussing the goals of the quality assurance in pain management

BibTex	`@article{ agri125, author = {D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo}, title = {Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management}, journal = {Agri}, year = {2001}, volume = {13}, number = {2}, pages = {7-14}, publisher = {The Turkish Society of Algology} }`
RIS	`TY - JOUR AU - D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo PY - 2001 TI - Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management SP - 7 EP - 14 JO - The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology J2 - Agri VL - 13 IS - 2 PB - ER -`
EndNote	`%0 Journal Article %A D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo %T Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management %J The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology %D 2001 %V 13 %N 2 %P 7-14`
APA	D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo (2001). Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management. The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, 13(2), 7-14.
MLA	D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo. "Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology, vol. 13, no. 2, 2001, pp. 7-14.
Chicago	D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo. "Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management" The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology 13, no. 2 (2001): 7-14.
AMA	D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo. Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management. Agri. 2001; 13(2): 7-14.
Vancouver	D. P. C. Beltrutti, P. Parola, A. Barrera, R. Bosco, C. S. Collura, S Di Santo,, S. Moessinger, G. Pappalardo. Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management. Agri. 2001; 13(2): 7-14.

Some considerations on the quality assurance in pain management

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