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Control critically ill patients' acute pain.

K H Cheever1

  • 1Department of Nursing and Health, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, Center Valley, Pa., USA.

Nursing Management
|November 24, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Critically ill patients can communicate pain, even when intubated. Guidelines exist for assessing and managing their pain using both medication and non-medication strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pain Management
  • Patient Assessment

Background:

  • Critically ill patients, including those who are intubated, can perceive and express pain.
  • Effective pain management is crucial for patient outcomes in the intensive care unit.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide guidelines for assessing pain in critically ill patients.
  • To outline pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods for pain relief in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature and clinical guidelines on pain assessment in intubated patients.
  • Development of a framework for pain measurement and management strategies.

Main Results:

  • Validated methods exist for assessing pain in intubated patients, utilizing behavioral and physiological indicators.
  • A multimodal approach combining pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions is recommended.

Conclusions:

  • Pain assessment and management are feasible and essential in critically ill, intubated patients.
  • Implementing these guidelines can improve patient comfort and care quality.

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