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Clinical Assessment of Pain and Assessment of Outcomes of Bedside Procedures

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The initial assessment of a patient’s pain is fundamental to establish a clinical diagnosis, as well as to monitor treatment response. The assessment must be as thorough as possible, and a systematic approach is recommended. Pain measurement tools are important adjuncts to a focused history and physical examination. Special considerations must also be made for young children, elderly patients, and patients with communication barriers. Post-procedural evaluation should be conducted in a manner that allows an accurate measure of procedural efficacy for the patient in a time efficient manner.

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  1. Texas Pain Intervention Clinic, McKinney, TX, USA

    Ankit Maheshwari

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Bradford Jones

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  1. Center for Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

    Dmitri Souza

  2. Dept of Anesthesiology Pain Mgt Ste, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Lynn R Kohan

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Maheshwari, A., Jones, B. (2022). Clinical Assessment of Pain and Assessment of Outcomes of Bedside Procedures. In: Souza, D., Kohan, L.R. (eds) Bedside Pain Management Interventions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11188-4_2

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