Accuracy of Pain Scales in Predicting Critical Diagnoses in Non-Traumatic Abdominal Pain Cases; a Cross-sectional Study

CONCLUSION: In evaluating patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain, the NVPS demonstrated the highest accuracy in predicting critical diagnoses. However, all pain scales, whether subjective or objective, exhibited suboptimal performance in predicting critical diagnoses.PMID:38028934 | PMC:PMC10646955 | DOI:10.22037/aaem.v11i1.2131

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Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 29, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Supapilai Ueareekul Chanon Changratanakorn Parinya Tianwibool Nattikarn Meelarp Wachira Wongtanasarasin Source Type: research