| Autor: |
Quincy K. Tran, Mark Rose, Tina Nguyen, Chris Yum, Jackson F. Barr, Jordan Mitchell, Jamie Palmer, Brandon R. Bruns, Brandon Cave, William Gilliam, Safura Tanveer |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
World J Emerg Med |
| ISSN: |
1920-8642 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Oligoanalgesia in emergency departments (EDs) is multifactorial. A previous study reported that emergency providers did not adequately manage patients with severe pain despite objective findings for surgical pathologies. Our study aims to investigate clinical and laboratory factors, in addition to providers’ interventions, that might have been associated with oligoanalgesia in a group of ED patients with moderate and severe pains due to surgical pathologies. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients who were transferred directly from referring EDs to the emergency general surgery (EGS) service at a quaternary academic center between January 2014 and December 2016. Patients who were intubated, did not have adequate records, or had mild pain were excluded. The primary outcome was refractory pain, which was defined as pain reduction |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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