潘特洛克斯是一种有效的止痛药,但它是否被患者批准?
Ana V Dias1,2, Ziad Zeidan3, Matt Copp3
1Orthopaedics, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, GBR.
Cureus
|March 6, 2024
概括
在急诊室,Penthrox (methoxyflurane) 为创伤疼痛提供了有效的止痛药. 患者报告高满意度,易于使用,并愿意再次使用Penthrox,表明积极的经验.
科学领域:
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 疼痛管理 疼痛管理
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 提供甲氧化的手持吸入器Penthrox已被批准用于在急诊部 (ED) 内的成年人的中度至重度创伤疼痛.
- 现有的文献缺乏关于患者使用Penthrox的经验的强有力的定性数据.
- 这项研究旨在通过探索患者对Penthrox使用的观点来弥补这一差距.
研究的目的:
- 通过定性和定量评估患者对Penthrox的经验,以缓解ED中创伤疼痛.
- 收集有关满意度,易用性,止痛效果和副作用的数据.
- 了解患者愿意在未来使用Penthrox的情况.
主要方法:
- 采用混合方法方法,结合定性 (特里克特简短访谈) 和定量 (利克特5分级) 数据.
- 一个由五名患者组成的焦点组告知了调查问卷设计.
- 从2021年6月至8月期间在ED中使用Penthrox的101名患者的回顾性数据收集.
主要成果:
- 潘特洛克斯主要用于骨折操纵 (脚和手腕).
- 报告了高的整体满意度 (≥好:90%) 和易用性 (≥好:97%).
- 52%的受访者指出它具有优异的镇痛效果,89%的受访者将其评为≥好. 大多数患者 (74%) 报告没有副作用,94%的人会再次使用它.
结论:
- 潘特洛克斯是一种耐受性良好,易于使用的选择,用于管理ED中与创伤相关的疼痛.
- 患者的经验和定性数据对于全面了解治疗有效性和安全性至关重要.
- 这些发现支持Penthrox作为紧急疼痛管理的宝贵工具.
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