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Comment
. 2008;12(2):142.
doi: 10.1186/cc6865. Epub 2008 Apr 29.

Pain may be inevitable; inadequate management is not

Yoanna Skrobik  1
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Comment

Pain may be inevitable; inadequate management is not

Yoanna Skrobik. Crit Care. 2008.

Abstract

Assessing and managing pain in the critically ill patient is challenging. Reproducible and clinically applicable pain measurement scales have yet to be validated and ubiquitously applied in the intensive care unit setting. Critical care clinicians, both physicians and nurses, should thoughtfully monitor their patient's pain level, periodically reassess their practice and critically evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological and nonpharmacological analgesic interventions.

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