Effect of a comfort scale compared with a pain numerical rate scale on opioids consumption in postanaesthesia care unit: the COMFORT study
Authors' conclusion
Using a comfort scale to assess pain in the PACU did not spare any opioid compared with use of a standard NRS.
Study context
- Population
- Patients in the PACU860 analysed
- Participants
- 885 patients
- Comparison
- Comfort scale vs pain numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain assessment in the PACU
- Primary endpoint
- Opioid consumption in the PACU
Methodological detailscluster-randomised
- Cluster-randomised
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Comfort
0
median · IQR 0–5
NRS
0
median · IQR 0–6
P = 0.2436
Secondary outcomes
No postoperative opioid needed
P = 0.2260
Postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting, time to Aldrete score ≥9 after extubation, global satisfaction
- No difference between groups
Original publication
Effect of a comfort scale compared with a pain numerical rate scale on opioids consumption in postanaesthesia care unit: the COMFORT study. Br J Anaesth. Published 7 September 2024. doi:10.
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