Behavioral pain scales, vital signs, and pupilometry to pain assessment in the critically ill patient: A cross sectional study.

Autor: López-De-Audícana-Jimenez-De-Aberasturi Y; University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz School of Nursing, José Atxotegi, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01009, Spain; Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01009, Spain; Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Jose Atxotegi, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01009, Spain. Electronic address: yolanda_lopezdeaudicana@ehu.eus., Vallejo-De-La-Cueva A; Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Jose Atxotegi, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01009, Spain; Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Araba University Hospital, Jose Atxotegi, Vitoria-Gasteiz 01009, Spain. Electronic address: delacueva_79@hotmail.com., Parraza-Diez N; Epidemiology and Public Health Group, Bioaraba Health Research Institute, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Research Network on Chronic Diseases, Primary Care, and Health Promotion RICAPPS, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: NAIARA.PARRAZADIEZ@osakidetza.eus.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery [Clin Neurol Neurosurg] 2024 Dec; Vol. 247, pp. 108644. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108644
Abstrakt: Background: Detecting pain in sedated critically ill patients requires utmost attention.
Aim: To assess the pain in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS), Behavioral Indicators Pain Scale (ESCID), the pupillary dilation response (PDR), and vital signs.
Design: Cross-sectional study METHODS: The study was conducted between March and December 2019, involving patients with a baseline BPS of 3, ESCID of 0, and RASS between -1 and -4. Patients with mobility limitations or altered pupillary reflexes were excluded. We measured before and after non-painful stimulation (NP) followed by 10-20-30-40 mA stimuli and endotracheal aspirate (ETA). The primary outcome was the pain measured with BPS and ESCID scales and PDR with AlgiScan® pupilometer defined as BPS≥4, ESCID≥1, and PDR≥11,5 %. We performed a descriptive study and analyzed the agreement between pain detection methods.
Results: Thirty-one patients were included, and 183 measurements were recorded. The scales showed minimal changes. Approximately 30 % of patients reported pain at a 30 mA stimulus, increasing to over 70 % after ETA. The PDR ranged from 2 % to 6-33% on the ETA, even in pain-free patients, with pain incidence between 70 % and 100 % for the 40 mA and ETA stimuli. Vital signs did not show relevant changes. The PDR had over 90 % agreement with scales for no pain. For higher-intensity stimuli, agreement ranged from 60 % to 80 %. Disagreement occurred when there was no pain by scales (BPS<4; ESCID<1) and pain with PDR (PDR≥11.5).
Conclusions: Pain behavioral scores and vital signs were low in critically ill patients. PDR detected a nociceptive pain response in no-pain patients.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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