Assessment of adequacy and appropriateness of pain management practice among trauma patients at the Ethiopian Aabet Hospital: A prospective observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine

Research

Tilahun Jiru¹  Atalay Mulu Fentie²  Melaku Tileku²  Shemsu Umer Hussen²  Wondwossen Alemu Ayano³ 

[1] Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Department of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency and Trauma Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;

关键词: Acute pain;    Adequacy of pain;    Time of analgesia;    Pain management;    Trauma patients;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12873-023-00869-9

 received in 2023-02-24, accepted in 2023-08-10,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionPain is unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences associated with actual and/or potential tissue damage. It is the most common and prevalent reason for emergency departments (ED) visits with prevalence over 70% in the world.Aim of the StudyThe study aimed to assess the adequacy and appropriateness of pain management at Aabet Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.MethodsA hospital-based prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Aabet hospital from December 1, 2020 to March 30, 2021. Adult trauma patients having pain (at least score 1 on Numeric Rating Scale) with Glasgow Coma Scale score > 13 were eligible to participate in the study. The pain intensity was evaluated at the time of admission (o minute) and then at 60, 120, 180, and 240 minutes. The time of the first analgesics was registered. The adequacy and the appropriateness of the pain management were calculated through pain management index (PMI).ResultsTwo hundred thirty-two (232) participants were included in this study of which 126 (54.3%) were admitted due to road traffic accident followed by fall 44(19%). Only 21 (9.1%) study participants received the first analgesic treatment within 30 minutes while 27(11.6%) participants had no treatment at all within 240 minutes. The mean pain intensity score at admission was 5.55 ± 2.32 and reduced to 4.09 ± 2.69. Nearly half 110 (47.4%) of the study participants were treated inadequately (PMI (-) score). There was a weak and negative correlation between PMI and time to analgesia (r = − .159, p = 0.0001). The type of analgesia used, the time to analgesia, and the degree of pain may predict 65% of the variance in PMI score (R2 = 0.65, P = .001).ConclusionFrom the results of this study, it can be concluded that acute pain in trauma patients was under and inappropriately treated.

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