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Assessment of Pain in the Critically Ill

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0899-5885(18)30048-0

1558-3481

Kristine L. Kwekkeboom, Keela Herr,

Pain Management and Opioid Use

Self-report, the gold standard for pain assessment, is a challenge when critically ill patients have difficulty communicating with the nursing staff. Researchers have begun to investigate how critical care nurses assess pain in the ICU, using a small number of assessment tools. This article reviews the literature related to pain assessment in the critically ill and offers recommendations for pain assessment, including adaptation of a variety of pain measures to the specific needs and abilities of this population.