Pain Management in Surgical Intensive Care Units: a Multi-Center Prospective Observational Study (THAI-SICU Study)

Nimmaanrat, S.; Chittawatanarat, K.; Kongsayreepong, S.; Morakul, S.

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 99(Suppl 6): S242-S246

2016


ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208
PMID: 29906386
Document Number: 17450
This study is a part of the multi-center Thai university-based Surgical Intensive Care Unit Study (THAI-SICU Case record forms (CRFs) were created by the working group. Data regarding pain management in Data were gathered from 4,652 patients. The majority of the patients received analgesics (85.2%). The main stay analgesics were morphine (52.3%) and fentanyl (27%). Analgesics were frequently administered via the intravenous route (76.5%) on an as needed basis (48.6%). Analgesics were commonly given to patients in the surgical intensive care units. The analgesics of choice were

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