"Pain as the fifth vital sign" and dependence on the "numerical pain scale" is being abandoned in the US: Why?

Br J Anaesth. 2018 Mar;120(3):435-438. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.098. Epub 2018 Jan 19.

Authors

N Levy¹, J Sturgess², P Mills²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Suffolk, UK. Electronic address: Nicholas.levy@wsh.nhs.uk.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Suffolk, UK.

PMID: 29452798
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.098

No abstract available

Keywords: opioid addiction; opioid analgesics; pain; pain measurement.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders / prevention & control*
Pain / diagnosis*
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain Measurement / methods*
United Kingdom
United States
Vital Signs*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid