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The Verbal Rating Scale Is Reliable for Assessment of Postoperative Pain in Hip Fracture Patients

Background. Hip fracture patients represent a challenge to pain rating due to the high prevalence of cognitive impairment. Methods. Patients prospectively rated pain on the VRS. Furthermore, patients described the changes in pain after raising their leg, with one of five descriptors. Agreement betwe...

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Autores principales: Bech, Rune Dueholm, Lauritsen, Jens, Ovesen, Ole, Overgaard, Søren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4452862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26078880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/676212