Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intranasal Vasopressin Relieves Orthopedic Pain After Surgery.
Orthopedic pain after surgery is very common and difficult to manage. Although intranasal arginine vasopressin (AVP) relieves headache (tension-type headache and migraine mostly), the effect of intranasal AVP on the orthopedic pain after surgery is unknown. ⋯ The findings contribute valuable information that intranasal AVP can treat orthopedic pain after surgery, and AVP could be an option for pain relief by intranasal administration.
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Pain assessment of patients with traumatic brain injury is a challenge because they are unable to self-report their pain experience. ⋯ Our results suggest the BPS-Br is a useful tool for clinical practice to evaluate the pain experienced by patients with traumatic brain injury. Further studies of different samples are needed to evaluate the benefits of systematic pain assessment of critically ill patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Pain and Patient Satisfaction.
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on postoperative pain, changes in patients' vital signs, and patient satisfaction after inguinal herniorrhaphy. ⋯ After inguinal herniorrhaphy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduced postoperative pain without a negative impact on vital signs and increased patient satisfaction with nursing care.
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Pain in people with cancer is common but often under-recognized and under-treated. Guidelines can improve the quality of pain care, but need targeted strategies to support implementation. ⋯ This study confirmed the need to implement evidence-based guidelines for cancer pain and generated useful insights into the feasibility of pain screening and audit.
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Arteriovenous grafting offers an alternative for patients whose vessels are unsuitable for arteriovenous fistula. However, as a result of subcutaneous tunnel dissection, postoperative pain and edema of the operated limb present early after surgery. As a traditional therapeutic approach, cryotherapy has the ability to suppress postoperative pain and edema. ⋯ Cryotherapy is a preferable intervention for patients after arteriovenous graft implantation as a result of its favorable cost, convenience, and fewer side effects.