title: Correlation of pain scores, analgesic use, and beck anxiety inventory scores during hospitalization in lower extremity amputees.
abstract: Post amputation pain can be debilitating for patients and families. Chronic pain is a common phenomenon after lower extremity amputation, occurring in up to 80% of this population. The purpose of this pilot study was to correlate post amputation pain scores to opioid analgesic consumption and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scores. Twenty-three patients with lower extremity amputation at an 827-bed acute care inner-city hospital were surveyed pre-operatively and post-operatively to determine if there was a significant correlation between anxiety and pain. A numeric scale was utilized by patients to rate their pain level, while the BAI was utilized to measure their anxiety levels.A significant correlation was found between the pre-operative BAI levels and the BAI levels identified at time of discharge. Patients were found to have a higher than normal level of anxiety pre-operatively. No significant correlations were found between anxiety and pain.
authors.affiliation: Miami Valley Hospital, Pain Center, 30 East Apple Street, Suite 5250, Dayton, Ohio 45409, USA.
authors.forename: Cathy D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Trame
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moddeman
authors.forename: Branyan A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: Emmanuel K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Konstantakos
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siebuhr
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Laughlin