Pain assessment in intensive care units of a low-middle income country: impact of the basic educational course

Abstract Background Patients admitted to ICU usually have moderate-to-severe pain at rest and during care-related activities. The “Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT)” is a reliable and validated objective assessment tool for those patients who cannot self-report pain in ICU. The objectives o...

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Main Authors: Ali Sarfraz Siddiqui, Aliya Ahmed, Azhar Rehman, Gauhar Afshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04523-7