The effect of continuous exposure to serotonin receptor antagonism on delayed emesis: An analysis of 1,535 patients in two randomized clinical trials with granisetron (G), APF530, and palonosetron ...

Accurate assessment of acute pain is essential for the development of an effective pain management plan. Nurses play a pivotal role in the assessment of pain, owing to the nature of their relationship ...

The search of the 4 databases revealed a total of 35 infant pain assessment tools. Many tools were unidimensional in nature. Additionally, some of the unidimensional tools were specifically designed ...

A newly-published Cochrane review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in newborn babies, highlighting the urgent need for improved tools and global collaboration ...

April 3, 2017 - A new Behavior Pain Assessment Tool (BPAT) provides a simple way to evaluate pain in critically ill patients--including those who aren't able to communicate their pain verbally, ...

Impeccable management of pain begins with appropriate assessment, which includes documentation of pain characteristics, determination of pain mechanism, identification of modulating factors, ...

The Defense Department has a new tool to help military health care providers tackle one of the most complex challenges facing patients: pain. The DoD has launched a new pain rating scale that bears ...

I have been in pain every day since I was 20 years old because of what I now know to be a genetic disorder of my connective tissue. As a result, I’ve been asked approximately one zillion times by ...