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[Evaluation of postoperative pain]

D Benhamou1

  • 1Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Clamart, France.

Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|September 29, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Assessing patient pain is crucial for effective care. Simple tools like the visual analogue scale (VAS) are preferred for accurately measuring pain intensity in clinical settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Pain management and assessment
  • Clinical evaluation methods
  • Patient-reported outcomes

Context:

  • Pain assessment in surgical wards has improved, with patient self-evaluation being the standard.
  • Traditional observational scales and professional assessments often lead to underestimation of pain.
  • Complex multidimensional pain assessment tools are not practical for routine clinical use.

Purpose:

  • To review the challenges and advancements in pain assessment, particularly in surgical patients.
  • To evaluate the suitability of different pain assessment scales for clinical practice.
  • To emphasize the importance of accurate pain intensity measurement for quality assurance.

Summary:

  • Patient self-reporting is the most reliable method for pain assessment, avoiding underestimation.
  • Simpler scales focusing on pain intensity, such as the verbal rating scale (VRS), numerical rating scale (NRS), and visual analogue scale (VAS), are more practical for clinical settings.
  • The visual analogue scale (VAS) is considered the most accurate and reproducible method for assessing pain intensity.

Impact:

  • Highlights the need for routine, frequent assessment of post-operative pain in all patients.
  • Advocates for the use of simple, validated pain intensity scales in clinical practice.
  • Emphasizes that accurate pain assessment is a prerequisite for implementing quality-assurance programs in healthcare.

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