Influence of cognitive impairment on pain assessment and management in the emergency department: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Joshua JonesTin Fei Sim Richard W Parsons Jeffery David Hughes

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2019)

Pain is inadequately and inappropriately assessed for elderly patients with a cognitive impairment in the ED, resulting in delays in initiation of pain management.

Keyphrases

pain management
cognitive impairment
emergency department
chronic pain
middle aged
spinal cord injury
adverse drug