Exaggerated Pre-Operative Patient Reported Visual Analog Pain Scale, A Retrospective review of 201 consecutive surgical patients:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

KevinMartin¹ 

关键词: visual analog scale;    pain score;    patient reported;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011417S000283

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Patient Reported OutcomesIntroduction/Purpose:The visual analog scale (VAS) is a reliable and validated measure of patient reported acute pain. The clinical implications of the VAS in patients with chronic pain or postoperative pain is less clear. As patient reported outcome measures are becoming the standard of care throughout the orthopaedic community, interpretation and clinical applications are still under investigation. The aim of the current study was to evaluate preoperative patient reported VAS score reported to nursing staff as compared to the surgeon at the same clinical visit. Our hypothesis was that there would be no difference in the scores reported by a single patient to two different healthcare providers during the same clinic visit.Methods:The current study was a retrospective cohort of 201 consecutive foot and ankle patients treated by a signal surgeon. The patients were asked by the nursing staff to rate their pain intensity using a standard horizontal VAS 0-10, from “no pain” t...

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