Background Thoracoscopic surgery (TS) has been performed as a minimally invasive procedure since the beginning of the 1990s. This has led to a dramatic change in the postoperative condition of these patients, facilitating early ambulation and easier management of postoperative pain. However, empirical evidence on postoperative pain management after TS is limited. The aims of this study were to ...

Background: An inadequate estimation and management of perioperative pain may delay patient recovery and discharge from hospital. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the skin conductance algesimeter index number of skin conductance fluctuations (NSCF) per second , as compared to the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), in perioperative pain monitoring of thyroidectomy patients for pa...

This paper represents Part 1 of a study that explored the effects an underwater treadmill (UT) walking program on pain and function in adults with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), numerical rating scale (NRS), timed up-and-go (TUG), 10-m walk were assessed 6 (62.7 ±14.2 years) who participated 8-week (3x/wk) UT intervention bas...

BACKGROUND Numerical rating scales (NRS), and verbal rating scales (VRS) showed to be reliable and valid tools for subjective cancer pain measurement, but no one of them consistently proved to be superior to the other. Aim of the present study is to compare NRS and VRS performance in assessing breakthrough or episodic pain (BP-EP) exacerbations. METHODS In a cross sectional multicentre study ...

OBJECTIVE To measure the impact of implementation of the systematic evaluation of pain and agitation by nurses using the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS), the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain, and the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) associated with medical staff education in analgesia and sedation management in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. DESIGN Two-phase, prospective, contro...

DUPISTAD (NCT04033367) evaluated the impact of dupilumab on sleep. Adults with moderate-to-severe AD (EASI ≥12, Pruritus numerical rating scale (NRS) ≥ 3 and sleep NRS ≥5) were randomized 2:1 to 300mg every 2 weeks (q2w) or placebo for 12 (W12); both groups permitted concomitant topical corticosteroids. The primary efficacy endpoint was quality percentage change from baseline W12, assessed by 1...

Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is responsible for up to 40% of all cases of lumbar back pain. Objective Report the long-term efficacy of radiofrequency denervation for sacroiliac joint pain at six, twelve and eighteen months.Method Third-two adults' patients with sacroiliac join pain diagnosis were included for a prospective study. Primary outcome measure was pain intensity on the Numeric Rating S...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the visual analogue scale (VAS) as a method of pruritus assessment. A total of 310 subjects with pruritic dermatoses (148 Caucasian subjects and 162 Asian subjects) were recruited. The patients assessed pruritus intensity using the horizontal and vertical VAS, numeric rating scale (NRS) and verbal rating scale (VRS). All scales showed very good reproducibil...

Constipation is a prevalent comorbidity affecting ∼50% of patients with long-term opioid therapy. In clinical routine different diagnostic instruments are in use to identify patients under risk. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of an 11-item Likert scale for constipation used as a self-assessment in opioid-treated patients. This trial was conducted as a retrospecti...