Pain Assessment of Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment in the Emergency Department: Implications for Pain Management—A Narrative Review of Current Practices

Elderly people are susceptible to both falls and cognitive impairment making them a particularly vulnerable group of patients when it comes to pain assessment and management in the emergency department (ED). Pain assessment is often difficult in patients who present to the ED with a cognitive impair...

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Autores principales: Jones, Joshua, Sim, Tin Fei, Hughes, Jeff
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28970442
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy5020030

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5597155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28970442
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy5020030

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