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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Open vs specific questioning during anaesthetic follow-up after Caesarean section |
Author: | Nguyen, T. Slater, P. Cyna, A. |
Citation: | Anaesthesia, 2009; 64(2):156-160 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 0003-2409 1365-2044 |
Statement of Responsibility: | T. Nguyen, P. Slater and A. M. Cyna |
Abstract: | Words with negative emotional content such as pain or itch may enhance perception of these symptoms. We assessed open and direct questioning for symptoms in 100 women following Caesarean section. Of the 65 women reporting pain, 25 (39%) did so only when questioned specifically. Similarly, three women with bothersome pain (5%), and two requesting analgesia (3%), failed to disclose pain until questioned specifically. None of the 46 women with pain scores < 6 on a verbal numerical rating scale requested additional analgesia. Of 31 women with pruritus, two (6%) stated it bothered them and requested treatment and one (3%) failed to disclose pruritus on open questioning. Most women with bothersome pain or who request analgesia reveal this with open questioning. However, specific questioning is required to elicit pain in all patients. Most patients are bothered by pain at pain scores ≥ 6, while those with scores < 6 are unlikely to request additional analgesia. |
Keywords: | Humans Pruritus Postoperative Complications Pain, Postoperative Pain Measurement Analgesia, Obstetrical Anesthesia, Obstetrical Cesarean Section Attitude to Health Truth Disclosure Language Pregnancy Adult Female Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05734.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05734.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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