Association Between Type of Face Mask and Visual Analog Scale Scores During Pain Assessment

CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the use of transparent face masks by health care professionals in an orthopedic department, particularly by nurses. In addition, this study supports the assumption of problems involving the reliability of VAS.PMID:34836821 | DOI:10.1016/j.pmn.2021.09.005

Source: Pain Physician - November 27, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Merav Ben Natan Yaniv Steinfeld Sara Badash Galina Shmilov Milena Abramov Danny Epstein Yaniv Yonai Eyal Berbalek Yaron Berkovich Source Type: research