Assessment, Management and Outcome of Pain in the ICU

A review of the literature

The lecture duration is 44min.

0.75 CPD Points, 0.75 CEUs, 0.75 CME credits approval pending.
Accredited by CPDUK, CBRN and Provider Pending.

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Christina Hayhurst
Assistant Professor of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University, USA
Lecture Summary

This talk will discuss the prevalence of pain in the critically ill population, risk factors for developing pain in the ICU, and validated ways to diagnose and measure it. It will cover the short and long-term outcomes of pain in the ICU and finally will go over recommendations for treatment and prevention.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Experienced or advanced Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Describe 3 validated tools for measuring pain in the critically ill population
  • Identify the most painful procedures commonly performed in the ICU
  • Describe some risk factors for pain in the ICU
  • Understand some of the long-term effects of chronic pain after critical illness
  • Prescribe a multi-modal treatment plan for a critically ill patient

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