Refusal of pain medication is frequent in a Danish emergency department.

CONCLUSIONS: Pain was frequent, as it was seen in two thirds of non-critical adult patients in the ED. The majority of patients with pain had moderate to severe pain, but only one third of the patients with pain wanted pain-relieving treatment. FUNDING: none. TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant. PMID: 30511637 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30511637?dopt=Abstract

Source: Danish Medical Journal - December 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research