Not all suffering is pain: sources of patients' suffering in the emergency department call for improvements in communication from practitioners.
Richard BodyErgul KaideSarah KendalBernard FoexPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2013)
In seeking to ease suffering in the ED, clinicians must focus not only on providing analgesia but on treating Emotional distress, Physical symptoms, providing Information, Care and Closure (EPICC).
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- pain management
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- chronic pain
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- drinking water
- quality improvement
- neuropathic pain
- ultrasound guided
- postoperative pain
- depressive symptoms
- general practice
- patient reported outcomes