Clinical Study
Patient Perception of Acute Pain Management: Data from Three Tertiary Care Hospitals
Table 2
Pain intensity rating.
| Pain description according to the patient | Obstetrics ( = 119) (%) | Orthopedics ( = 177) (%) |
| How would you describe your pain when at its least severity? | | | No pain | 12 (10.2%) | 0 | Mild pain | 51 (43.2%) | 39 (22.0%) | Moderate pain | 43 (36.4%) | 65 (36.7%) | Severe pain | 12 (10.2%) | 38 (21.55%) | Excruciating pain | 0 | 35 (19.8%) |
| How would you describe your pain when at its highest severity? | | | No pain | 0 | 0 | Mild pain | 5 (4.2%) | 4 (2.3%) | Moderate pain | 40 (33.6%) | 32 (18.1%) | Severe pain | 58 (48.7%) | 65 (36.7%) | Excruciating pain | 16 (5.4%) | 32 (18.1%) | Missing information | — | 44 (24.9%) |
| How would you describe your pain right before the surgical procedure? | | | No pain | 0 | 0 | Mild pain | 19 (16.0%) | 37 (20.9%) | Moderate pain | 19 (16.0%) | 45 (25.4%) | Severe pain | 37 (31.1%) | 56 (26.0%) | Excruciating pain | 44 (37%) | 48 (27.1%) |
| How would you describe your pain right after the surgical procedure? | | | No pain | 0 | 0 | Mild pain | 17 (14.3%) | 25 (14.1%) | Moderate pain | 50 (42.0%) | 51 (28.9%) | Severe pain | 36 (30.3%) | 53 (29.9%) | Excruciating pain | 16 (13.4%) | 23 (13.0%) |
| Pain description according to the healthcare providers (HCPs) | Obstetric HCPs (%) | Orthopedic HCPs (%) |
| How would you rate the patient’s pain after the surgical procedure? | | | No pain | — | 5 (2.8%) | Mild pain | 9 (7.6%) | 12 (6.8%) | Moderate pain | 23 (19.3%) | 49 (27.7%) | Severe pain | 12 (10.1%) | 13 (7.3%) | Excruciating pain | — | 5 (2.8%) | Missing information | 75 (63%) | 93 (52.5%) |
| Did you document the patient’s pain intensity in the medical chart? | | | No | 113 (95%) | 165 (93.2%) | Yes | 6 (5.0%) | 12 (6.8%) |
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