Pain management in Emergency departments. Evaluating the efficacy of an improving method

Pain is a very common symptom for patients admitted to Emergency departments (EDs) and its undertreatment represents a widespread problem. A pre-post study on 249 patients (128 pre and 121 in the post phase) assessed the effectiveness of the implementation of a pain assessment scale to obtain a redu...

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Main Authors: Dario Gavetti, Simona Frigerio, Paola Di Giulio, Valerio Dimonte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-06-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1346