Differences in Pain Patterns for Infected and Noninfected Patients with Burn Injuries

The management of pain is a primary issue in burn care. Patients hospitalized for burn injuries experience severe pain on a daily basis, immediately after the injury and during the healing of the burn wound. Our clinical experience is that the intensity of pain is increased by wound infection. The p...

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Published in:Pain management nursing 2006-12, Vol.7 (4), p.176-182
Main Authors: Tengvall, Oili M., Björnhagen, Viveca C., Lindholm, Christina, Jonsson, Carl-Evert, Wengström, Yvonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abbreviated Injury Scale
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude to Health
Burns - classification
Burns - complications
Cross Infection - classification
Cross Infection - complications
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Science
Pain - classification
Pain - diagnosis
Pain - etiology
Pain - psychology
Pain Measurement
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Sweden
Vårdvetenskap
Wound Infection - classification
Wound Infection - complications
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Summary:The management of pain is a primary issue in burn care. Patients hospitalized for burn injuries experience severe pain on a daily basis, immediately after the injury and during the healing of the burn wound. Our clinical experience is that the intensity of pain is increased by wound infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate retrospectively whether patients experience increased pain intensity in conjunction with wound infection. A total of 165 patients with burn injuries were included, 60 of whom were diagnosed with infection. The results of this study showed a significant increase in pain intensity in association with infection. An increase in pain is one of the factors to be considered among the many assessments, tests, and treatments for patients with burn injuries.
ISSN:1524-9042
1532-8635
1532-8635
DOI:10.1016/j.pmn.2006.09.002