Postoperative pain as the ffth vital sign

Acute Postoperative Pain in Trauma Patients - The Fifth Vital Sign

AIM To determine average pain intensity perceived by trauma patients at hospital admission, lowest and highest pain intensity during their hospitalisation and their satisfaction with provided pain treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS The research included 114 operated patients at the Clinical Department of Trauma Surgery. We used the standard Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for a clinical measure of ...

How reliable is pain as the fifth vital sign?

BACKGROUND Although many health care organizations require routine pain screening (eg, "5th vital sign") with the 0 to 10 numeric rating scale (NRS), its accuracy has been questioned; here we evaluated its accuracy and potential causes for error. METHODS We randomly surveyed veterans and reviewed their charts after outpatient encounters at 2 hospitals and 6 affiliated community sites. Using c...

The ‘fifth vital sign’

Pain is one of the most common symptoms, regardless of the specialty in which a patient is being treated. It should be routinely evaluated and recorded in daily clinical examination. In fact, pain has been promulgated as the ‘fifth vital sign’, in addition to the four traditional vital signs of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. As well as improving patient comfort and sa...

Pain as the fifth vital sign: will cultural variations be considered?

Postoperative Pain following Multi-visit Root Canal Treatment of Teeth with Vital and Non-vital Pulps

JAFMC Bangladesh. Vol 6, No 2 (December) 2010 29 JAFMC Bangladesh. Vol 6, No 2 (December) 2010 30 JAFMC Bangladesh. Vol 6, No 2 (December) 2010 31 Abstract Introduction: Post-obturation pain is one of the primary problems following root canal treatment. Although in most cases pain does not last long, but could be a source of embarrassment to the dentist and annoying for the patient. Objectives:...