title: Assessing pain at wound dressing-related procedures.
abstract: This article is an abstract from a new guide, Principles of Best Practice: Minimising Pain at Wound Dressing-Related Procedures. It is an educational initiative of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). The guide has been inspired by two seminal documents: the European Wound Management Association's position document, Pain at Wound Dressing Changes (EWMA, 2002), and Practical Treatment of Wound Pain and Trauma: A Patient-centred Approach (Reddy et al, 2003). As an international educational initiative, the WUWHS document is aimed at anyone involved in dressing-related procedures anywhere in the world. This article summarises the section on best practice in the assessment of wound pain.
authors.affiliation: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: Frank D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Ferris
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.forename: Keith
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authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hofman
authors.forename: Helen
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authors.lastname: Hollinworth
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Krasner
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindholm
authors.forename: Christine
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authors.lastname: Moffatt
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romanelli
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sibbald
authors.forename: Mike
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authors.lastname: Stacey
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Téot
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017592:Skin Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing