February 12, 2021MedicineOpen Access

Comparative study of verbal rating scale and numerical rating scale to assess postoperative pain intensity in the post anesthesia care unit

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Why the study?

Postsurgical patients often struggle with self-report pain scales due to residual anesthetic or sedative effects, and comparative analyses of pain assessment tools in the PACU are lacking.

Does the verbal rating scale (VRS) have better response rates and correlate well with the numeric rating scale (NRS) for assessing postoperative pain in PACU patients?

Population

200 patients undergoing surgery in the PACU

Comparison

11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) vs 4-category verbal rating scale (VRS)

Design

Prospective observational study

Follow-up

Until just before discharge from the PACU

Authors

HLHo‐Jin Lee YCYong‐Jung Cho HJHyundeok Joo

Discussion

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Overview

VRS may aid early PACU assessment where NRS fails; leaves open effects on analgesia decisions and recovery.

Structured PICO

Does the verbal rating scale (VRS) have better response rates and correlate well with the numeric rating scale (NRS) for assessing postoperative pain in PACU patients?

Population

200 postsurgical patients in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)

Intervention

Pain assessment using the 4-category verbal rating scale (VRS)

Comparator

Pain assessment using the 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS)

Outcome

Correlation between VRS and NRS, inter-scale reliability, and response rates at 5 minutes after PACU admission, 20 minutes after first assessment, and just before dischargepatient reported

The verbal rating scale is a practical and reliable alternative to the numeric rating scale for assessing pain in the PACU, offering higher patient response rates.

Cite This Study

Lee et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7abe2ca861e9f59932b9fa https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000024314

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February 12, 2021MedicineOpen Access

Comparative study of verbal rating scale and numerical rating scale to assess postoperative pain intensity in the post anesthesia care unit

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Why the study?

Postsurgical patients often struggle with self-report pain scales due to residual anesthetic or sedative effects, and comparative analyses of pain assessment tools in the PACU are lacking.

Does the verbal rating scale (VRS) have better response rates and correlate well with the numeric rating scale (NRS) for assessing postoperative pain in PACU patients?

Population

200 patients undergoing surgery in the PACU

Comparison

11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) vs 4-category verbal rating scale (VRS)

Design

Prospective observational study

Follow-up

Until just before discharge from the PACU

Authors

HLHo‐Jin Lee YCYong‐Jung Cho HJHyundeok Joo

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

VRS may aid early PACU assessment where NRS fails; leaves open effects on analgesia decisions and recovery.

Structured PICO

Does the verbal rating scale (VRS) have better response rates and correlate well with the numeric rating scale (NRS) for assessing postoperative pain in PACU patients?

Population

200 postsurgical patients in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)

Intervention

Pain assessment using the 4-category verbal rating scale (VRS)

Comparator

Pain assessment using the 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS)

Outcome

Correlation between VRS and NRS, inter-scale reliability, and response rates at 5 minutes after PACU admission, 20 minutes after first assessment, and just before dischargepatient reported

The verbal rating scale is a practical and reliable alternative to the numeric rating scale for assessing pain in the PACU, offering higher patient response rates.

Cite This Study

Lee et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7abe2ca861e9f59932b9fa https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000024314

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