Pain score, opioid administration, and delirium: a confounded relationship.

Pain score, opioid administration, and delirium: a confounded relationship. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 12;: Authors: Meaden CW, Ramdin C, Nelson LS Abstract We read the manuscript, "Relationship Between Pain, Opioid Treatment, and Delirium in Older Emergency Department Patients", by Daoust et al with interest.1 We applaud the effort put forth in this study, as delirium is a commonly encountered problem in hospitalized geriatric patients; however, we have some questions about the study methodology, as well as the interpretation of the manuscript's results. PMID: 32785998 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - August 11, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Meaden CW, Ramdin C, Nelson LS Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research