Assessment and Management of Pain in the Intensive Care Unit
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 73, Issue 4
Abstract
<strong>Background: </strong>Management and assessment of pain in patients in critical care unit is a daily challenge for the health care professionals, particularly in the intubated patients, patients on mechanical ventilation, or patients who are on analgesia as such patients are unable to self-assess existence and intensity of pain. It is crucial for physicians to follow guidelines that help in pain assessment and management effectively. <strong>Aim of the work: </strong>Our aim in this study was to study how to evaluate and manage pain in an intensive care unit patient, predominantly those patients who are unable to self- report or assess. <strong>Materials and methods:</strong> We conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and EMBASE, January 1994, through March 2017. The following search terms were used: pain in ICU, pain management in ICU, pain assessment methods, pain assessment in intubated patients. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Physical clues, which are given by comatose and intubated patients in critical care unit, should be taken in consideration, as they can be used as a method to identify existence of pain, and must be followed by effective management to decrease discomfort and prevent acute and chronic adverse effects.
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Eman Helal
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