Multidimensional versus unidimensional pain scales for the assessment of analgesic requirement in the emergency department: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Pain is a multidimensional experience, potentially rendering unidimensional pain scales inappropriate for assessment. Prior research highlighted their inadequacy as reliable indicators of analgesic requirement. This systematic review aimed to compare multidimensional with unidimensional pain scales in assessing analgesic requirements in the emergency department (ED). Embase, Medline, CINAHL, and PubMed Central were searched to identify ED studies utilizing both unidimensional and multidimensional pain scales. Primary outcome was desire for analgesia. Secondary outcomes were amount of administered analgesia and patient satisfaction. Two independent reviewers screened, assessed quality, and extracted data of eligible studies. We assessed risk of bias with the ROBINS-I tool and provide a desc

SUBMITTER: Crisman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364591 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature