Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The Effect of Position Support During Orthopedic Surgery on Postoperative Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Positional pain affect the patient's healing process after the operation. Anti-pressure positioning pads are medical products used to support the patient positioning during surgical procedures. ⋯ The conclusion of this study demonstrated that postoperative pain related to positioning, not the surgical procedure itself, was decreased when antipressure gel pads and viscoelastic sponge support were used together. An unanticipated benefit discovered during the study was earlier mobilization of the study group compared to the control group.
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The FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) pain scale is commonly used for pediatric pain assessment; however, no online educational tool exists to facilitate the use of the scale. ⋯ Because the intervention improved knowledge, user confidence, and assessment accuracy of moderate pain, it would be useful to implement such a tool as part of clinician education. However, further modifications will be needed to improve assessment of mild pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Kangaroo Care and Oral Sucrose on Pain in Premature Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit are routinely exposed to many painful procedures. Pain experienced during the neonatal period may lead to negative outcomes, especially in preterm neonates, hence pain in infants should be reduced. Kangaroo care and oral sucrose are some of the methods that can help reduce pain. ⋯ In addition to many benefits it offers to infants, kangaroo care can be used to reduce pain during painful procedures in premature infants.
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Many patients have memories of pain during intensive care unit stay. To improve pain management, practice guidelines recommend that pain management should be guided by routine pain assessment and suggest an assessment-driven, protocol-based, stepwise approach. This recommendation prompted the development of a pain-management algorithm. ⋯ Pain-management algorithms may be appropriate and useful in clinical practice. However, to increase clinical utility and to achieve more targeted pain treatment, more focus on pain-treatment actions and reassessment of patients' pain is needed. Further focus in clinical practice on how to implement an algorithm and more focus on pain-treatment action and reassessment of patients' pain is needed.
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Review Meta Analysis
Twelve Weeks of Yoga for Chronic Nonspecific Lower Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis.
To investigate the overall effects of 12 weeks of yoga practice on chronic nonspecific lower back pain. ⋯ These findings reveal that 12 weeks of yoga can help alleviate pain, and yoga programs should take into account the subgroup factors to increase individuals' relief from chronic nonspecific lower back pain.