Acute Pain Assessment in Sedated Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Acute postoperative pain remains inadequately assessed and managed. A valid instrument that assesses acute pain in sedated postanesthesia care unit (PACU) patients is needed.

Objectives

Two behavioral pain assessment instruments, the NonVerbal Pain Scale Revised (NVPS-R) and Critical-care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT), were used to determine whether these instruments adequately assess acute pain in the PACU.

Methods

A crossover study design was used. The study was conducted in the Medical Services Administration at the Puerto Rico Medical Center. Upon PACU arrival, patient sedation levels were evaluated using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale. Acute pain was assessed using the CPOT (scored, 0 to 8) and the NVPS-R (scored, 0 to 10) at timepoints 0, 15, 30, 4

SUBMITTER: Pereira-Morales S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6033670 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature