Adult pain scores in the emergency department: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain is a common complaint in patients presenting to an Emergency Department (ED). Data show that timely delivery of pain relief in this setting remains a challenge. Adequate treatment of pain requires recognition and assessment. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine advocates for early pain assessment and reassessment post-analgesia; however, it does not specify how best to do this. Therefore, a review of existing literature is needed to identify which pain assessment tools have been shown to be useful in the ED.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will use the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. A search of PubMed, Embase, Cumulated Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Scopus and the Cochrane Library will identify relevant stu

SUBMITTER: Duffield E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551484 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature