A chart audit of postoperative pain assessment and documentation: The first step to implement pain assessment as the fifth vital sign in a University Hospital in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1447-1453

  Chanvej, Laksamee ^a,b   Petpichetchian, Wongchan ^b   Kovitwanawong, Nalinee ^a   Chaibandit, Chirapha ^a   Vorakul, Chamaporn ^b   Khunthong, Tasanee ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chart audit; Fifth vital sign; Pain assessment and documentation; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEDATION; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 13744249792     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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