title: [Utilization of Behavioral Pain Scale and Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for pain evaluation in Intensive Care Unit].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare two evaluation pain scale the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) e Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in Intensive Care Unit in the Azienda Ospedaliera di Monza, and their correlation. To evaluate if consciousness level (evaluate through a third scale the Ritchmond Agitation Sedation Scale - RASS) influence the use of the pain scales.
  
  
  METHODS
  1083 data were collected from May 2012 and November 2012. The sample was made up by 36 patients, of these 20 men and 16 women, average age of 62,94±13,21 and hospital stay on average of 17±12 days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  BPS median is 3 (Q1: 3 - Q3:3 - range 3-12), CPOT median is (Q1-Quartile 25%: 0 - Q3- Quartile 75% : 1, range 0-8), RASS median is-1 (Q1: -4, Q3: 0 - range 0/- 5). Corellational coefficient is 0.784. There is a overall difficulty on use BPS and CPOT expecially with individuals with RASS -1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of this study suggest the need to carry out further research, expanding the validation of the pain scales for patients not able to speach to unexplored patients.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dagostini
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bambi
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rezoagli
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cannizzo
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasquali
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colnaghi
authors.affiliation: Coordinatore Infermieristico, Dipartimento di Emergenza e Urgenza - UOS Terapia Intensiva Generale - A.O. San Gerardo, Monza (MB) - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy Corrispondence: a.lucchini@hsgerardo.org alberto.lucchini@unimib.it.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchini
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods