Journal article
Pain related to tracheal suctioning in awake acutely and critically ill adults: A descriptive study
Intensive & critical care nursing, Vol.24(1), pp.20-27
2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.05.002
PMID: 17689249
Abstract
The purpose of this secondary data analysis of findings from a larger procedural pain study was to examine several factors related to pain during tracheal suctioning. In addition to tracheal suctioning, other procedures studied included turning, wound drain removal, femoral catheter removal, placement of a central venous catheter, and wound dressing change. A total of 755 patients underwent the tracheal suctioning procedure that was performed primarily in intensive care units (93%). A 0–10 numeric rating scale, a behavioural observation tool, and a modified McGill Pain Questionnaire-Short Form were used for pain assessment. Pain intensity scores were significantly greater during the tracheal suctioning procedure (
M
=
3.96, S.D.
=
3.3) than prior to (
M
=
2.14, S.D.
=
2.8) or after (
M
=
1.98, S.D.
=
2.7) tracheal suctioning. Few patients received analgesics prior to or during the procedure. Surgical, younger, and non-white patients reported higher pain intensities. Although mean pain intensity during tracheal suctioning was mild, almost the half of the patients reported moderate-to-severe pain. Individualized pain management must be performed by healthcare providers in order to respond to patients’ needs as they undergo painful procedures such as tracheal suctioning.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pain related to tracheal suctioning in awake acutely and critically ill adults: A descriptive study
- Creators
- Carmen Mabel Arroyo-Novoa - University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA, United StatesMilagros I Figueroa-Ramos - University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA, United StatesKathleen A Puntillo - University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJulie Stanik-Hutt - Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, United StatesCarol Lynn Thompson - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Memphis, TN, United StatesCheri White - Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, CA, United StatesLorie Rietman Wild - University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Intensive & critical care nursing, Vol.24(1), pp.20-27
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.05.002
- PMID
- 17689249
- ISSN
- 0964-3397
- eISSN
- 1532-4036
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984064288002771
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