Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 2011
Comparative Study[Agreement between verbal numerical scale and visual analog scale assessments in monitoring acute postoperative pain].
To determine the agreement between verbal numerical and visual analog scale assessments of acute postoperative pain on 3 consecutive days. ⋯ Agreement between pain assessments on the visual analog and verbal numerical scales can be considered good or very good on all 3 days, with stronger agreement when the scales are used in patients over the age of 65 years. Cooperation was better for the numerical scale than for the visual analog scale. Scores on the verbal numerical scale were consistently higher than scores on the visual analog scale.