Status of inpatient pain therapy using the example of a general and abdominal surgery normal ward – a prospective questionnaire study to review a pain therapy algorithm (“real-world data”)

Abstract

The mean pain intensity for inpatient consultations, for example in cancer patients, is known. However, the proportion of necessary consultations in the total volume of patients of a ward or a hospital, the general pain intensity in a surgical ward and the relationship between pain medication, length of stay and therapeutic success are unknown. The aim of the study was to examine surgical patients in a single normal ward subclassified into various groups (−/+ surgery, ICU stay, cancer, consultation for pain therapy etc.) during half a year with regard to their pain. For this purpose, the pain score (NAS) was recorded daily for each patient during the entire hospital stay and the change was assessed over the clinical course.

Keywords

• pain intensity
• nsaid
• opioids
• psychotropic drugs
• therapeutic algorithm