Improving satisfaction with postoperative pain management for patients with persistent pain: a preoperative pain medicine consultation intervention.

Purpose: Preoperative pain medicine consultations with opioid-tolerant patients allow for an accurate medication history, patient involvement in the postoperative plan, and realistic goal setting. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to increase attendance at preoperative pain consultations, thereby increasing patient satisfaction.

Methods: Retrospective chart reviews identified patients who had a preoperative pain consultation ordered from May through July 2016.