Articles: pain-measurement.
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Health Qual Life Out · Jun 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialDynamic weight-bearing assessment of pain in knee osteoarthritis: construct validity, responsiveness, and interpretability in a research setting.
The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) has suggested to asses pain after specific activities consistently in clinical trials on knee OA. The Dynamic weight-bearing Assessment of Pain (DAP) assesses pain during activity (30 s of performing repeated deep knee-bends from a standing position). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the construct validity, responsiveness, and interpretability of the DAP for knee osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ The DAP possesses divergent validity compared to other instruments for knee OA, supporting the potential for this new way of assessing pain directly during activity. Importantly, the DAP change-scores correspond to patient-reported changes in pain, showing responsiveness. A change of 2.4 or more can be interpreted as clinically relevant. The DAP is a promising alternative to using 'pain on walking' as a clinical trial inclusion criterion/outcome.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Perioperative Corticosteroids in Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Pilot Study.
Surgery produces a rapid rise in interleukin 6 (IL-6) which may increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis and medical complications. Perioperative corticosteroids suppress IL-6 release in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. This study evaluates the effects of a perioperative corticosteroid regimen on IL-6 formation, thrombogenesis, fibrinolysis, and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing unilateral, uncemented, total hip arthroplasty. ⋯ The use of corticosteroids was associated with a statistically significant decrease in IL-6 at 6 and 24 hours postoperatively but did not affect thrombogenic markers. The study group had improved postoperative analgesia and a trend toward improved functional outcome at 3 months postoperatively.
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Intensive care medicine · Jun 2016
ReviewClinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children: an ESPNIC position statement for healthcare professionals.
This position statement provides clinical recommendations for the assessment of pain, level of sedation, iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome and delirium in critically ill infants and children. Admission to a neonatal or paediatric intensive care unit (NICU, PICU) exposes a child to a series of painful and stressful events. Accurate assessment of the presence of pain and non-pain-related distress (adequacy of sedation, iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome and delirium) is essential to good clinical management and to monitoring the effectiveness of interventions to relieve or prevent pain and distress in the individual patient. ⋯ This multidisciplinary ESPNIC position statement guides professionals in the assessment and reassessment of the effectiveness of treatment interventions for pain, distress, inadequate sedation, withdrawal syndrome and delirium.
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Intensive Crit Care Nurs · Jun 2016
ReviewPain assessment in the critically ill adult: Recent evidence and new trends.
Pain assessment in the critically ill adult remains a daily clinical challenge. Position statements and practice guidelines exist to guide the ICU care team in the pain assessment process. The patient's self-report of pain remains the gold standard measure for pain and should be obtained as often as possible. ⋯ Fluctuations in vital signs should only be considered as cues for further assessment of pain with appropriate tools, and may better represent adverse events of severe pain. Other physiologic measures of pain should be explored in the ICU, and pupillometry appears as a promising technique to further study. Implementation of systematic pain assessment approaches using tools adapted to the patient's ability to communicate and condition has shown positive effects on ICU pain practices and patient outcomes, but randomised control trials are needed to confirm these conclusions.
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Jun 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial[Not Available].