Postoperative pain assessment tools in day surgery: literature review

Abstract

Common guidelines on the definition and measurement of pain are needed. In day surgery, the availability of a unified and reliable measure of pain that can address its sensory component, such as the VAS, will provide more reliable information about the pain experience and, hence, improve its overall management.

Predictors of expectancies for post-surgical pain and fatigue in breast cancer surgical patients

“…Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain and fatigue: 100 mm long visual analog scales were used to assess extant pre-surgical pain and fatigue ("right now") (Coll, Ameen, & Mead, 2004;Wolfe, 2004), and were administered on the day of surgery, prior to surgery. The anchor points for these scales were "No Pain at All" and "As Much Pain as There Could Be," and "Not at All Fatigued" and "As Fatigued as I Could Be.…”

A statistical analysis of pain relief after surgical operations

“…An extensive review is that of Coll et al (2004). Other studies have highlighted the necessity to interpret patients' needs, in order to correctly assess pain and avoid discrepancies between intensity of pain reported by patients and that reported by physicians and nurses.…”

Valoración del dolor. Revisión Comparativa de Escalas y Cuestionarios

“…Esto es especialmente trascendente en especialidades como la cirugía, donde se requiere de una medida unificada y confiable de dolor que pueda abordar su componente sensorial. Algunos trabajos preconizan el VAS como escala que puede proporcionar información confiable sobre la experiencia del dolor y, por lo tanto, mejorar su manejo general (39).…”