التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Prehospital analgesia in suspected hip fracture patients: adherence to national prehospital pain management guidelines. |
| المؤلفون: |
Ruhe, Michelle Manon, Veldhuis, Lars I., Azijli-Abdelloui, Kaoutar, Schepers, Tim, Ridderikhof, Milan L. |
| المصدر: |
European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery; Jun2024, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p937-943, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MEDICAL protocols, PAIN measurement, HIP fractures, SCIENTIFIC observation, EMERGENCY medical services, EMERGENCY medicine, RETROSPECTIVE studies, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ANALGESICS, ANALGESIA, LONGITUDINAL method, PAIN, PAIN management, MEDICAL records, ACQUISITION of data, AMBULANCES, COMPARATIVE studies, TRANSPORTATION of patients, DISEASE complications |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
NETHERLANDS |
| مستخلص: |
Purpose: Patients with hip fractures frequently present at the emergency department (ED). Despite high pain scores, prehospital pain management is often inadequate and insufficient. In the Netherlands, the emergency medical services (EMS) exhibit a high level of training, supported by a comprehensive pain treatment protocol. This study aimed to assess adherence to the protocol and hypothesized that prehospital pain management in hip fracture patients was both sufficient and adequate. Methods: This was a retrospective observational cohort study of patients with suspected hip fractures. The median differences in numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scores between the initial score in the ambulance and upon arrival at the ED were compared. Furthermore, adherence to the ambulance pain protocol was studied. Results: From September 2016 to March 2021, 436 ambulance-transported hip fracture patients were included, of whom 81% received analgesics by EMS. The median initial pain score measured by EMS was 8; this number decreased to 5 at ED presentation, a significant decrease (ρ < 0.001). In case a prehospital NRS pain score was assessed, 66.5% of the patients were treated according to the protocol. In 80% of patients, the protocol was not followed correctly, primarily due to missing NRS pain scores. Conclusion: In suspected hip fracture patients, initial prehospital pain scores were high and most patients received analgesics from EMS. This resulted in a significant decrease in pain. In nearly 67% of patients in whom an NRS pain score was assessed in the prehospital phase, pain management was according to protocol. However, in 80% of the total population the pain protocol was not adhered to, mainly due to missing NRS pain scores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |