Severe pain management in the emergency department: patient pathway as a new factor associated with IV morphine prescription

CONCLUSION: This bedside case-control study highlights that IV morphine avoidance in the ED could be associated with ambulatory pathways. It confirms the decreased choice of "NRS-only" IV morphine protocols for all patients, including non-trauma patterns. Modern pain education should propose new tools for pain evaluation that integrate the heterogeneity of ED pathways.PMID:38454991 | PMC:PMC10918692 | DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1352833

Source: Pain Physician - March 8, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Virginie E Lvovschi Florence Carrouel Karl Hermann Fr édéric Lapostolle Luc-Marie Joly Marie-Pierre Tavolacci Source Type: research