Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit: Do We Need Special Protocols?
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Please cite this paper as: Hajiesmaeili MR, Safari S. Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit: Do We Need Special Protocols? Anesth Pain. 2012;1(4):237-8. DOI: 10.5812/AAPM.4523 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Because of the inability of patients in intensive care unit, controlling of pain is commonly missed by physicians and nurses, in this editorial we discussed about the important role of pain management in critically ill patients in ICU.
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