Audit of pain management in the Emergency Department

Shahridan Mohd Fathil; N. S.C. Soong; N. M.A. Mustafa; A. Arith; W. N. Ng; N. A. Bahrum; N. A. Aszeme; Z. Ahmad; A. K. Ismail

Audit of pain management in the Emergency Department

Shahridan Mohd Fathil, N. S.C. Soong, N. M.A. Mustafa, A. Arith, W. N. Ng, N. A. Bahrum, N. A. Aszeme, Z. Ahmad, A. K. Ismail

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Abstract

Pain management in Malaysian Emergency Departments has not been studied well. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 402 patients who presented with acute pain over a 2- week period. The 11-point Numerical Rating Scale was used to quantify pain. Pain relieving medications were prescribed to 178 patients (44.3%) in the Emergency Department. These patients had a median pain score of 7 on arrival. Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs were the most commonly prescribed class of analgesic. Pain was found to be inadequately treated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-91
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume	66
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Audit of pain management in the Emergency Department

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