Determination of moderate-to-severe postoperative pain on the numeric rating scale: A cut-off point analysis applying four different methods

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 619-626

  Gerbershagen, H J ^a   Rothaug, J ^b   Kalkman, C J ^a   Meissner, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pain categories; pain cut off; pain threshold; postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MOOD; ORAL SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 80052638792     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer195     Document Type: Article

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