Prospective study of pain and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a tale of two pain assessment methods.
Nai-Wen KuMing-Tai ChengChiat Qiao LiewYun Chang ChenChih-Wei SungChia-Hsin KoTsung-Chien LuChien-Hua HuangChu-Lin TsaiPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2023)
Self-reported pain seemed to diminish the predictive accuracy of triage for hospitalization. In contrast, physician-rated pain scores were positively associated with longer EDLOS, increased ED charges, and enhanced triage predictive capability for hospitalization. Pain, therefore, appears to modulate the relationship between triage and patient outcomes, highlighting the need for careful pain evaluation in the ED.