Nursing in critical care
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Nursing in critical care · Jan 2020
Observational StudyValidating a pain assessment tool in heterogeneous ICU patients: Is it possible?
Non-communicative adult ICU patients are vulnerable to inadequate pain management with potentially severe consequences. In German-speaking countries, there is limited availability of a validated pain assessment tool for this population. ⋯ The German CPOT version can be recommended for ICUs in German-speaking countries.