Pain Assessment in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Videotaped Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Research suggests that pain assessment involves a complex interaction between patients and clinicians. We sought to assess the agreement between pain scores reported by the patients themselves and the clinician's perception of a patient's pain in the emergency department (ED). In addition, we attempted to identify patient and physician factors that lead to greater discrepancies in pain assessment.

Methods

We conducted a prospective observational study in the ED of a tertiary academic medical center. Using a standard protocol, trained research personnel prospectively enrolled adult patients who presented to the ED. The entire triage process was recorded, and triage data were collected. Pain scores were obtained from patients on a numeric rating scale of 0 to 10.

SUBMITTER: Hsu HP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature