Overcoming Barrie to Pain Assessment: Communicating Pain Information with Intubated Older Adults

Abstract

By analysing the patient's behaviour during turning, caregivers can objectively estimate discomfort in agitated patients who have problems communicating verbally. CPOT may improve pain management in ventilated patients by guiding therapy with a thorough pain evaluation. During a painful process, if a physiological variable changes, the team is notified. Our findings show the need of giving post-surgical patients extra analgesics before painful treatments.