Pain in the Emergency Department with One-Week Follow-Up of Pain Resolution

OBJECTIVES: To determine the intensity of pain in the emergency department (ED), the use of analgesics in relation to pain intensity, which patients are at risk for unresolved pain at one week post-discharge, and the postdischarge treatment of pain.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: C Celeste Johnston, Anita J Gagnon, Carolyn J Pepler, Patricia Bourgault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/781916