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Sawang S, Kimpee P, Itthichaikulthol W, Tontisirin N, Limpoon S, Seangrung R, Pasutharnchat K, Cohen SP. Analgesic effectiveness of methoxyflurane inhaler during genicular nerve block in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2024:rapm-2024-105777. [PMID: 39174051 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND Up to 30% of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) have evidence of sensitization, with a similar proportion experiencing severe pain during procedures. Most patients with KOA are elderly and often develop side effects from intravenous sedation. Our study investigated the effectiveness of a methoxyflurane inhaler combined with local anesthesia in reducing procedural pain from genicular nerve block compared with local anesthesia alone. METHODS 42 adults with refractory KOA were randomized into two groups. Methoxyflurane group received a self-titrated methoxyflurane inhaler with local anesthesia whereas lidocaine group received local anesthesia only. The primary outcome was pain score on a 0-10 verbal numerical rating scale (VNRS) during the procedure. Secondary outcomes included changes in VNRS and behavioral pain scale (critical care pain observational tool) during the procedure, hemodynamic changes, anxiety level, sedation score, and adverse events. RESULTS 42 patients with a mean age of 66±12 years participated in this study. There were no significant baseline differences. During the procedure, the methoxyflurane group experienced a significantly greater VNRS pain reduction from baseline (2 (1, 4) vs -1 (-2, 0); p<0.01) and greater VNRS reduction over time (p=0.01) compared with the lidocaine group, with a higher sedation score (p<0.01). Immediately postprocedure, anxiety levels were lower in the methoxyflurane group compared with the lidocaine group (median State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score 21 (IQR 20, 24) vs 27 (23, 29); p=0.02), but the median reduction in anxiety level was not significant (6 (1, 12) vs 5 (0, 14); p=0.61). There were no differences in behavioral pain scores, hemodynamic parameters, recovery or discharge times, and adverse effects between the two groups. CONCLUSION A methoxyflurane inhaler combined with local anesthesia provided better procedural pain control than local anesthesia alone with no observable differences in adverse effects. Future studies evaluating the impact of a methoxyflurane inhaler on different types of painful procedures are warranted.
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- Saowanee Sawang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute (CNMI), Mahidol University, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Xu J, Smaling HJA, Schoones JW, Achterberg WP, van der Steen JT. Noninvasive monitoring technologies to identify discomfort and distressing symptoms in persons with limited communication at the end of life: a scoping review. BMC Palliat Care 2024; 23:78. [PMID: 38515049 PMCID: PMC10956214 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01371-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Discomfort and distressing symptoms are common at the end of life, while people in this stage are often no longer able to express themselves. Technologies may aid clinicians in detecting and treating these symptoms to improve end-of-life care. This review provides an overview of noninvasive monitoring technologies that may be applied to persons with limited communication at the end of life to identify discomfort. METHODS A systematic search was performed in nine databases, and experts were consulted. Manuscripts were included if they were written in English, Dutch, German, French, Japanese or Chinese, if the monitoring technology measured discomfort or distressing symptoms, was noninvasive, could be continuously administered for 4 hours and was potentially applicable for bed-ridden people. The screening was performed by two researchers independently. Information about the technology, its clinimetrics (validity, reliability, sensitivity, specificity, responsiveness), acceptability, and feasibility were extracted. RESULTS Of the 3,414 identified manuscripts, 229 met the eligibility criteria. A variety of monitoring technologies were identified, including actigraphy, brain activity monitoring, electrocardiography, electrodermal activity monitoring, surface electromyography, incontinence sensors, multimodal systems, and noncontact monitoring systems. The main indicators of discomfort monitored by these technologies were sleep, level of consciousness, risk of pressure ulcers, urinary incontinence, agitation, and pain. For the end-of-life phase, brain activity monitors could be helpful and acceptable to monitor the level of consciousness during palliative sedation. However, no manuscripts have reported on the clinimetrics, feasibility, and acceptability of the other technologies for the end-of-life phase. CONCLUSIONS Noninvasive monitoring technologies are available to measure common symptoms at the end of life. Future research should evaluate the quality of evidence provided by existing studies and investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and usefulness of these technologies in the end-of-life setting. Guidelines for studies on healthcare technologies should be better implemented and further developed.
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- Jingyuan Xu
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Hippocratespad 21, Gebouw 3, Postzone V0-P, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Hippocratespad 21, Gebouw 3, Postzone V0-P, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
- University Network for the Care Sector Zuid-Holland, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Directorate of Research Policy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Hippocratespad 21, Gebouw 3, Postzone V0-P, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
- University Network for the Care Sector Zuid-Holland, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Hippocratespad 21, Gebouw 3, Postzone V0-P, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Primary and Community Care, and Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Zaga CJ, Papasavva CS, Hepworth G, Freeman-Sanderson A, Happ MB, Hoit JD, McGrath BA, Pandian V, Rose L, Sutt AL, Tuinman PR, Wallace S, Bellomo R, Vogel AP, Berney S. Development, feasibility testing, and preliminary evaluation of the Communication with an Artificial airway Tool (CAT): Results of the Crit-CAT pilot study. Aust Crit Care 2024; 37:127-137. [PMID: 37880059 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2023.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A purpose-built outcome measure for assessing communication effectiveness in patients with an artificial airway is needed. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to develop the Communication with an Artificial airway Tool (CAT) and to test the feasibility and to preliminary evaluate the clinical metrics of the tool. METHODS Eligible patients with an artificial airway in the Intensive Care Unit were enrolled in the pilot study (Crit-CAT). The CAT was administered at least twice before and after the communication intervention. Item correlation analysis was performed. Participant and family member acceptability ratings and feedback were solicited. A qualitative thematic analysis was undertaken. RESULTS Fifteen patients with a mean age of 53 years (standard deviation [SD]: 19.26) were included. The clinician-reported scale was administered on 50 attempts (100%) with a mean completion time of 4.5 (SD: 0.77) minutes. The patient-reported scale was administered on 46 out of 49 attempts (94%) and took a mean of 1.5 (SD: 0.39) minutes to complete. The CAT was feasible for use in the Intensive Care Unit, with patients with either an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube, whilst receiving invasive mechanical ventilation or not, and while using either verbal or nonverbal modes of communication. Preliminary establishment of responsiveness, validity, and reliability was made. The tool was acceptable to participants and their family members. CONCLUSION The clinician-reported and patient-reported components of the study were feasible for use. The CAT has the potential to enable quantifiable comparison of communication interventions for patients with an artificial airway. Future research is required to determine external validity and reliability.
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- Charissa J Zaga
- Department of Speech Pathology, Division of Allied Health, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Institute of Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Speech Pathology, Division of Allied Health, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Statistical Consulting Centre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Critical Care Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management & Complex Care, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Manchester Academic Critical Care, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK; Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Nursing Faculty, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Cardiovascular Sciences, The Netherlands
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- Department of Speech Voice and Swallowing, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Division of Infection Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Intensive Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany; Redenlab Inc, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Division of Allied Health, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia; Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Stollings JL, Rumbaugh KA, Wang L, Hayhurst CJ, Ely EW, Hughes CG. Correlation of the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool and Numeric Rating Scale in Intensive Care Unit Patients. J Intensive Care Med 2024; 39:12-20. [PMID: 37455408 PMCID: PMC10666505 DOI: 10.1177/08850666231187336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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PURPOSE We sought to determine the correlation between the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) to determine whether clinical factors modified the relationship between NRS and CPOT assessments. MATERIALS AND METHODS We included nonventilated adults admitted to the MICU or SICU who could self-report pain and had at least 3 paired NRS and CPOT assessments. We performed Spearman correlation to assess overall correlation and performed proportional odds logistic regression to evaluate whether the relationship between NRS and CPOT assessments was modified by clinical factors. RESULTS Nursing staff performed NRS and CPOT assessments every 4 h in 1302 patients, leading to 61,142 matched assessments. We found that the NRS and CPOT have a Spearman correlation coefficient of 0.56 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.32 in intensive care unit patients. Factors that modified the relationship between the NRS and CPOT included the presence of delirium (P < .001) and lower mean daily Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The correlation coefficient between the NRS and the CPOT was found to be 0.56. The presence of delirium, decreased level of arousal, modified the relationship between the NRS and CPOT. Self-reported and behavioral pain assessments cannot be used interchangeably in critically ill adults.
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- Joanna L Stollings
- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Center for Quality Aging – All at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Anesthesia Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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Wu TT, Vernooij LM, Duprey MS, Zaal IJ, Gélinas C, Devlin JW, Slooter AJC. Relationship Between Pain and Delirium in Critically Ill Adults. Crit Care Explor 2023; 5:e1012. [PMID: 38053750 PMCID: PMC10695586 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Although opioids are frequently used to treat pain, and are an important risk for ICU delirium, the association between ICU pain itself and delirium remains unclear. We sought to evaluate the relationship between ICU pain and delirium. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING A 32-bed academic medical-surgical ICU. PATIENTS Critically ill adults (n = 4,064) admitted greater than or equal to 24 hours without a condition hampering delirium assessment. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Daily mental status was classified as arousable without delirium, delirium, or unarousable. Pain was assessed six times daily in arousable patients using a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) or the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT); daily peak pain score was categorized as no (NRS = 0/CPOT = 0), mild (NRS = 1-3/CPOT = 1-2), moderate (NRS = 4-6/CPOT = 3-4), or severe (NRS = 7-10/CPOT = 5-8) pain. To address missingness, a Multiple Imputation by Chained Equations approach that used available daily pain severity and 19 pain predictors was used to generate 25 complete datasets. Using a first-order Markov model with a multinomial logistic regression analysis, that controlled for 11 baseline/daily delirium risk factors and considered the competing risks of unarousability and ICU discharge/death, the association between peak daily pain and next-day delirium in each complete dataset was evaluated. RESULTS Among 14,013 ICU days (contributed by 4,064 adults), delirium occurred on 2,749 (19.6%). After pain severity imputation on 1,818 ICU days, mild, moderate, and severe pain were detected on 2,712 (34.1%), 1,682 (21.1%), and 894 (11.2%) of the no-delirium days, respectively, and 992 (36.1%), 513 (18.6%), and 27 (10.1%) of delirium days (p = 0.01). The presence of any pain (mild, moderate, or severe) was not associated with a transition from awake without delirium to delirium (aOR 0.96; 95% CI, 0.76-1.21). This association was similar when days with only mild, moderate, or severe pain were considered. All results were stable after controlling for daily opioid dose. CONCLUSIONS After controlling for multiple delirium risk factors, including daily opioid use, pain may not be a risk factor for delirium in the ICU. Future prospective research is required.
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- Ting Ting Wu
- Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre for Nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, UZ Brussel and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Rababa M, Al-Sabbah S, Eyadat AM, Abusbaitan HA. The Association between Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Using Pain Assessment Tools among Critically Ill Patients. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:medicina59040759. [PMID: 37109717 PMCID: PMC10142757 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59040759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Pain is still undertreated among ICU patients, especially cognitively impaired patients. Nurses play a crucial role in their management. However, previous studies found that nurses had insufficient knowledge about pain assessment and management. Some nurses' socio-demographic characteristics, such as being female; age; years of experience; type of unit, either medical or surgical; education level; years of nursing experience; qualification; position; and hospital level, were found to be associated with their practices of pain assessment and management. This study aimed to examine the association between nurses' socio-demographic characteristics and the use of pain assessment tools for critically ill patients. Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 200 Jordanian nurses responded to the Pain Assessment and Management for the Critically Ill questionnaire to achieve the study's aim. Results: The type of hospital, academic qualification, years of experience as a critical care nurse, and hospital affiliation were significantly associated with increased use of self-report pain assessment tools for verbal patients, while the type of hospital and hospital affiliation was significantly associated with an increased use of observational pain assessment tools for nonverbal patients. Conclusion: Examining the association between socio-demographic characteristics and the use of pain assessment tools for critically ill patients is essential for quality pain practice.
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- Mohammad Rababa
- Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Community and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Community and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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Effectiveness of Transdermal Buprenorphine for Pain Control in the ICU After Major Surgical Procedures. Crit Care Explor 2022; 4:e0665. [PMID: 35372846 PMCID: PMC8963835 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Transdermal buprenorphine (TBUP) may be useful for postoperative pain after major surgery, when pain is expected to be severe and sustained. The objective of this study was to compare pain control and opioid consumption in critically ill postoperative patients who were treated with TBUP or not during ICU admission.
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Gélinas C, Bérubé M, Puntillo KA, Boitor M, Richard-Lalonde M, Bernard F, Williams V, Joffe AM, Steiner C, Marsh R, Rose L, Dale CM, Tsoller DM, Choinière M, Streiner DL. Validation of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool-Neuro in brain-injured adults in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2021; 25:142. [PMID: 33849619 PMCID: PMC8042624 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03561-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Pain assessment in brain-injured patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging and existing scales may not be representative of behavioral reactions expressed by this specific group. This study aimed to validate the French-Canadian and English revised versions of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT-Neuro) for brain-injured ICU patients. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in three Canadian and one American sites. Patients with a traumatic or a non-traumatic brain injury were assessed with the CPOT-Neuro by trained raters (i.e., research staff and ICU nurses) before, during, and after nociceptive procedures (i.e., turning and other) and non-nociceptive procedures (i.e., non-invasive blood pressure, soft touch). Patients who were conscious and delirium-free were asked to provide their self-report of pain intensity (0–10). A first data set was completed for all participants (n = 226), and a second data set (n = 87) was obtained when a change in the level of consciousness (LOC) was observed after study enrollment. Three LOC groups were included: (a) unconscious (Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS 4–8); (b) altered LOC (GCS 9–12); and (c) conscious (GCS 13–15). Results Higher CPOT-Neuro scores were found during nociceptive procedures compared to rest and non-nociceptive procedures in both data sets (p < 0.001). CPOT-Neuro scores were not different across LOC groups. Moderate correlations between CPOT-Neuro and self-reported pain intensity scores were found at rest and during nociceptive procedures (Spearman rho > 0.40 and > 0.60, respectively). CPOT-Neuro cut-off scores ≥ 2 and ≥ 3 were found to adequately classify mild to severe self-reported pain ≥ 1 and moderate to severe self-reported pain ≥ 5, respectively. Interrater reliability of raters’ CPOT-Neuro scores was supported with intraclass correlation coefficients > 0.69. Conclusions The CPOT-Neuro was found to be valid in this multi-site sample of brain-injured ICU patients at various LOC. Implementation studies are necessary to evaluate the tool’s performance in clinical practice. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-021-03561-1.
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- Céline Gélinas
- Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, 680 Sherbrooke West St., Suite 1800, Montreal, QC, H3A 2M7, Canada. .,Centre for Nursing Research and Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada.
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- Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval, 1050 Avenue de la Médecine, Room 3486, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.,Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Trauma-Emergency-Critical Care Medicine, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, 1401, 18e rue, Room Z-243, Quebec City, QC, G1J 1Z4, Canada
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- Physiological Nursing, University of California San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, 3640 University St., Montreal, QC, H3A 0C7, Canada
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- Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, 680 Sherbrooke West St., Suite 1800, Montreal, QC, H3A 2M7, Canada.,Centre for Nursing Research and Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Équipe de Recherche en Soins Intensifs (ERESI), Research centre, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur-de-Montréal, 5400 boulevard Gouin Ouest, K-3000, Montreal, QC, H4J 1C4, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Succursale Centre-Ville, C.P. 6128, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Équipe de Recherche en Soins Intensifs (ERESI), Research centre, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur-de-Montréal, 5400 boulevard Gouin Ouest, K-3000, Montreal, QC, H4J 1C4, Canada
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- School of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.,Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medicine, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medicine, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA
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- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, 57 Waterloo Rd, London, SE1 8WA, UK.,Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 130, Toronto, ON, M5T 1P8, Canada.,Tory Trauma Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Centre for Nursing Research and Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Succursale Centre-Ville, C.P. 6128, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.,Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Saint Antoine Building, Room S01-126, 850 Saint Denis St, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare, 100 West 5th Street, Box 585, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3K7, Canada
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Young SR, Duby JJ, Louie EL, Palmieri TL. Impact of Multimodal Analgesia in Critically Ill Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res 2021; 42:986-990. [PMID: 33471091 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Opioids are the mainstay of treatment for burn pain. However, these medications may be associated with, respiratory depression, and dependence. Multimodal analgesia is an alternative method that utilizes both opioid and non-opioid medications with different mechanisms. This study examines the impact of multimodal therapy for post-operative pain control in a burn intensive care unit.This was a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to the burn unit at a tertiary medical center. Consecutively admitted patients with burns greater than or equal to 10% total body surface area and intensive care unit length of stay greater than seven days were eligible for inclusion (2012 - 2018). Patients were excluded if they received an opioid infusion greater than 48 hours. Patients treated with multimodal analgesia were compared to those treated with opioids alone. Data was calculated for 5 days after surgery. There were 98 patients in the non-multimodal group and 97 in the multimodal group. . Mean cumulative opioid dose was lower in the multimodal group (1,028.7 mg vs. 1,423.2 mg, P = 0.0031). Patients with greater than 20% burns had a larger reduction in mean opioid equivalents in the multimodal group (1,106 vs 1,594 mg, P=0.009) compared to patients with burns less than 20% (940 vs. 1,282 mg, P=0.058). There was no difference in mean pain scores on post-operative day 5 (6.2 + 2.2 vs. 5.5 + 2.3 P=0.07) or at intensive care unit discharge (4.7 + 2.4 vs 4.7 + 2.8, P=0.99). The use of multimodal analgesia significantly reduced cumulative opioid equivalent dose without compromising pain control. .
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- Sierra R Young
- Department of Pharmacy Services, University of California Davis Medical Center, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, University of California Davis Medical Center, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacy Services, University of California Davis Medical Center, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA, United States of America
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- Firefighters Burn Institute, University of California Davis Medical Center, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA, United States of America
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Olsen BF, Valeberg BT, Jacobsen M, Småstuen MC, Puntillo K, Rustøen T. Pain in intensive care unit patients-A longitudinal study. Nurs Open 2021; 8:224-231. [PMID: 33318830 PMCID: PMC7729640 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Aim To assess occurrence of pain during the first 6 days of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and evaluate associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient-related variables. Design A longitudinal study. Methods Adult ICU patients from three units were included. Patients' pain was assessed with valid pain assessment tools every 8 hr during their first 6 days in ICU. Possible associations between occurrence of pain and selected patient-related variables were modelled using multiple logistic regression. Results When pain was assessed regularly with pain assessment tools, 10% of patients were in pain at rest and 27% were in pain during turning. The proportions of patients who were in pain were significantly higher for patients able to self-report pain, compared with patients not able to self-report (p < .001). Several predictors were associated with being in pain. It is important to be aware of these predictors in order to improve pain management.
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- Brita F. Olsen
- Intensive and Post Operative UnitØstfold Hospital TrustGrålumNorway
- Faculty of Health and WelfareØstfold University CollegeHaldenNorway
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- Faculty of Health SciencesOslo Metropolitan UniversityOsloNorway
- Faculty of Health and Social SciencesUniversity of South‐Eastern NorwayKongsbergNorway
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- Medical DepartmentØstfold Hospital TrustGrålumNorway
- Faculty of MedicineUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅsNorway
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- Department of Physiological NursingUniversity of California San Francisco School of NursingSan FranciscoCAUSA
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- Faculty of MedicineUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- Division of Emergencies and Critical CareOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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Zhai Y, Cai S, Zhang Y. The Diagnostic Accuracy of Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in ICU Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 60:847-856.e13. [PMID: 32544649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The critical care pain observation tool (CPOT) has been widely used to assess pain in ICU patients, and its validity and reliability have been tested in various contexts. OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the CPOT in critically ill patients, a systematic review of diagnostic studies was performed. METHODS A database search (PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, ProQuest, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wanfang, COVIP, CBM) was conducted, as was the manual identification of eligible papers from citations. Eligible studies were published between 2006 and February 2020. Quality appraisal of the studies was carried out with the QUADAS-2 checklist, and data extraction was performed in alignment with STARD 2015. Open Meta Analyst was used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS In total, 25 articles involving 1920 subjects with 3493 experimental results were included. Most of the studies were of fair quality. A high degree of heterogeneity (I2 = 57.2%, P < 0.001) was discovered. The Youden index values were 1.56 and 1.55 when the CPOT threshold was set at two and three, respectively. The diagnostic performance of the CPOT was affected by the reference standard. The CPOT had a higher diagnostic odds ratio of 11.52 (95% CI: 7.42-17.87) during nociceptive procedures compared with 9.14 (95% CI: 5.38-15.53) at rest or during non-nociceptive procedures. CONCLUSION CPOT has moderate diagnostic parameters with a threshold of two or three, suggesting that it is a fair but not excellent tool. More research on the validity of the CPOT in specific subgroups is needed to broaden its applicability in critical care.
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- Yue Zhai
- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Nursing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Gélinas C, Joffe AM, Szumita PM, Payen JF, Bérubé M, Shahiri T S, Boitor M, Chanques G, Puntillo KA. A Psychometric Analysis Update of Behavioral Pain Assessment Tools for Noncommunicative, Critically Ill Adults. AACN Adv Crit Care 2020; 30:365-387. [PMID: 31951666 DOI: 10.4037/aacnacc2019952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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This is an updated, comprehensive review of the psychometric properties of behavioral pain assessment tools for use with noncommunicative, critically ill adults. Articles were searched in 5 health databases. A total of 106 articles were analyzed, including 54 recently published papers. Nine behavioral pain assessment tools developed for noncommunicative critically ill adults and 4 tools developed for other non-communicative populations were included. The scale development process, reliability, validity, feasibility, and clinical utility were analyzed using a 0 to 20 scoring system, and quality of evidence was also evaluated. The Behavioral Pain Scale, the Behavioral Pain Scale-Nonintubated, and the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool remain the tools with the strongest psychometric properties, with validation testing having been conducted in multiple countries and various languages. Other tools may be good alternatives, but additional research on them is necessary.
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- Céline Gélinas
- Céline Gélinas is Associate Professor, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, 680 Sherbrooke West, Room 1838, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3A 2M7; and Researcher, Centre for Nursing Research and Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Aaron M. Joffe is Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Paul M. Szumita is Clinical Pharmacy Practice Manager and Program Director - PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Residency, Department of Pharmacy Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Jean-Francois Payen is Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, and Researcher, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut Neurosciences, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Mélanie Bérubé is Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval; and Researcher, CHU de Québec, Université Laval Research Center (Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus), Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Shiva Shahiri T is a PhD Student, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University
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- Madalina Boitor is a Student, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University
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- Gerald Chanques is Professor, Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine, Montpellier University Hospital Saint Eloi, and PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Kathleen A. Puntillo is Professor of Nursing Emeritus, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, California
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Jin H, Ma X, Liu Y, Yin X, Zhu J, Wang Z, Fan W, Jin Y, Pu J, Zhao J, Liu M, Liu P. Back Pain-Inducing Test, a Novel and Sensitive Screening Test for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: A Prospective Clinical Study. J Bone Miner Res 2020; 35:488-497. [PMID: 31691366 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To detect painful vertebral fractures (VFs) in back pain populations at risk of osteoporosis, we designed a physical examination test (the Back Pain-Inducing Test [BPIT]) that included three movements: lying supine, rolling over, and sitting up. If back pain is induced during any of these movements, the result is defined as positive, thereby establishing a presumptive diagnosis of painful VFs. Pain severity is quantified using a self-reported numerical rating scale (NRS). The presence or absence of painful VFs is verified by whole-spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the gold standard for final diagnosis. According to the standards for reporting diagnostic accuracy, a real-world, prospective, and observational study was performed on 510 back pain patients (enrolled from a single institute) at risk of osteoporosis. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the BPIT for identifying painful VFs were 99.1% (95% CI, 97.5% to 99.8%), 67.9% (95% CI, 60.4% to 74.5%), and 89.0%, respectively. The positive and negative predictive values were 86.6% (95% CI, 82.9% to 89.6%) and 97.4% (95% CI, 92.6% to 99.3%), respectively. Cutoff NRS scores for lying supine, rolling over, and sitting up were 3, 0, and 2, respectively. The corresponding area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROCs) of each movement was 0.898 (95% CI, 0.868 to 0.922), 0.884 (95% CI, 0.854 to 0.911), and 0.910 (95% CI, 0.882 to 0.933), respectively. Although the high prevalence of VFs in the enrolled cohort partially limits the external validity of the predictive value in the general population, we conclude that the BPIT is potentially effective for detecting painful VFs in back pain populations at risk of osteoporosis. This test may be used as a stratification tool in decision-making on subsequent imaging procedures: a negative BPIT rules out painful VFs and indicates that an MRI should be spared, whereas a positive BPIT means that an MRI is necessary and is likely to identify painful VFs. © 2019 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Huaijian Jin
- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Wound Infection and Drug, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Center of Orthopedics, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Fischer T, Hosie A, Luckett T, Agar M, Phillips J. Strategies for Pain Assessment in Adult Patients With Delirium: A Scoping Review. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019; 58:487-502.e11. [PMID: 31195076 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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CONTEXT Pain and delirium are highly prevalent in the same patient groups. Disturbances in attention, awareness, and cognition are characteristics for delirium and can compromise pain assessment. OBJECTIVES The aim of this review was to examine and map models and understandings of pain and delirium as well as pain assessment instruments and strategies for adult patients with delirium. METHODS A scoping review of all publications that reported on pain assessment in adult patients with delirium was conducted with no time and language constraints, searching Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, and PsycINFO and systematically assessing for inclusion. Standardized data extraction and a narrative synthesis followed. RESULTS A total of 90 publications were included in the final analysis. Despite being recommended for practice, no evidence for the use of self-report or behavioral pain assessment instruments in patients with delirium was identified, with the exception of limited evidence for the validity of the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool and Behavioral Pain Scale in delirious intensive care patients. Proxy ratings of pain and comprehensive pain assessment hierarchies were also recommended, but not supported by evidence. Current models and/or understandings of pain and delirium were not applied in most publications. CONCLUSION The current literature is insufficient to guide clinical practice in pain assessment in patients with delirium. Future research will be needed to address the validity of existing pain assessment instruments, apply theoretical and conceptual understandings of pain and delirium, and build on prior studies to close evidence gaps.
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- IMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- IMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- IMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- IMPACCT-Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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