Adherence to All Steps of a Pain Management Protocol in Intensive Care Patients after Cardiac Surgery Is Hard to Achieve

Purpose. To investigate adherence to our pain protocol considering analgesics administration, number and timing of pain assessments, and adjustment of analgesics upon unacceptably high (NRS ≥ 4) and low (NRS ≤ 1) pain scores. Material and Methods. The pain protocol for patients in the intensive care...

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Main Authors: L. van Gulik, S. J. G. M. Ahlers, P. Bruins, D. Tibboel, C. A. J. Knibbe, M. van Dijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7187232
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