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The Visual Analog Scale in the Immediate Postoperative Period
Anesthesia & Analgesia · 1998 · Vol. 86(1) · pp. 102–106
Lauren J. DeLoach✉(Johns Hopkins University)Michael S. Higgins(University of O'Higgins)Amy B. Caplan(University of O'Higgins)Judith L. Stiff(University of O'Higgins)
Abstract
The visual analog scale was developed for assessing chronic pain but is often used in studies of postoperative pain. This study finds that the visual analog scale correlates well with a verbal 11-point scale but that any individual determination has an imprecision of +/- 20 mm.
Anesthesia and Pain ManagementPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPain Management and Opioid UseVisual analogue scaleMedicineAnesthesiaRepeatabilitySedationAnxietyPhysical therapyPsychiatry
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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overHumansMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPostoperative PainPain, Postoperative
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