11 research outputs found
Bayesian methods to determine performance differences and to quantify variability among centers in multi-center trials: the IHAST trial
No association between intraoperative hypothermia or supplemental protective drug and neurologic outcomes in patients undergoing temporary clipping during cerebral aneurysm surgery: findings from the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial.
Perioperative fever and outcome in surgical patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Moderate-severe postoperative pain in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A retrospective study
Bayesian methods to determine performance differences and to quantify variability among centers in multi-center trials: the IHAST trial
Congruence between nurses' and patients' assessment of postoperative pain: a literature review
Postoperative pain remains poorly managed for many patients. Effective pain management begins with accurate pain assessment, with patient self-reporting considered the most accurate measure of pain. This literature review aimed to identify how congruent nurses' assessments of pain were with patients' self-reporting. A search identified six observational studies and one quasi-experimental study that met the inclusion criteria. The findings from these studies were summarised under two themes: nurses' underestimation of patients' pain and nurses' knowledge and understanding of pain assessment. Some nurses' pain management knowledge was deemed inadequate, with evidence of negative attitudes towards managing pain in certain groups of patients. Educational interventions have so far had limited impact on correcting the ethical and professional problem of inadequate pain relief in many patients postoperatively. Randomised controlled trials are required to identify effective education interventions that can contribute to ending this avoidable suffering