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A visual pain scale was used by patients to evaluate pain experienced.
Patient's age, gender, height, weight, APACHE II scores, induction and maintenance dose of propofol (IDP and MDP), length of time for the surgery, preoperative and postoperative 24th hour FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio, visual pain scores (VPS) at ICU admission, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 18th and 24th hours, length of ICU stay (LOS ICU) and length of hospital stay (LOS H) were recorded.
Contrast treatment provided the greatest improvement in two of the four KOOS subscales, and was far superior for improving subjects' pain rating via a visual pain scale.
We believe that the average magnitude of change reported on the KOOS and visual pain scale is sufficient to warrant further attention.
Once consent was obtained subjects were instructed in how to complete the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) self-report questionnaire and 10 cm visual pain scale.
Visual pain indicators such as restricted functioning were more apparent when pain was intense, and not only provided information on the presence and intensity of pain, but also the location.
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Further, simple pain scores like the classical analogic-visual pain scale may fail to detect pain in the ICU patient because of a putative high incidence of a communication disorder.
We obtained data about type of surgery, type of analgesia used (continuous or intermittent, regularly administered or on a patient-demand basis), patient pain scores from an analogic-visual pain scale (AVPS: 0, no pain; 4, moderate pain; 10, most severe pain) and patient satisfaction scores at the moment they left the ICU.
Pain (visual analog pain scale) and disability (modified Oswestry) questionnaires were also completed by each subject at both evaluations.
Patients presented with bilateral ocular pain and visual impairment.
Ocular pain and visual impairment require urgent assessment by an ophthalmologist.
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