Pain Measurement and Pain Management in the ICU
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 190
- 主要终点
- Pain scores using the numerical rating scale, rated by the attending nurse and by the patient if possible.
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a pain training program and systematic measurement of pain scores on actual pain levels and the use of analgesics in critically ill patients.
详细描述
Systematic evaluation of pain, though still not common practice in all ICUs, is recommended in clinical practice guidelines for optimal pain management. Pain is a frequently experienced problem in patients in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU). In search of literature to support the need for introduction of a pain management system and to train the entire health staff in our department little information was found concerning the effects of pain training and pain management systems in the ICU. The small number of available studies may be explained by the difficulty of systematic pain measurement in ICU patients, mainly due to the inability to communicate effectively with these patients.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •All patients admitted to the ICU of the St. Antonius hospital, >18 years old.
排除标准
- •Patients who are suspected to be brain-dead
结局指标
主要结局
Pain scores using the numerical rating scale, rated by the attending nurse and by the patient if possible.
时间窗: 3 times a day
次要结局
- Dose of all pain medication (morphine, paracetamol) per patient(24 hr)
- 30 day Mortality(within 30 days)
- Length of stay in the ICU(ICU stay)
- Pneumonia(ICU stay)