Audit of pain management in the emergency department.
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چکیده
Pain management in Malaysian Emergency Departments has not been studied well. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 402 patients who presented with acute pain over a 2-week period. The 11-point Numerical Rating Scale was used to quantify pain. Pain relieving medications were prescribed to 178 patients (44.3%) in the Emergency Department. These patients had a median pain score of 7 on arrival. Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs were the most commonly prescribed class of analgesic. Pain was found to be inadequately treated.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 66 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011