An Observational Study of Pain Assessment and Treatment Adequacy of Emergency Cancer Pain

A Prospective Observational Study of Assessment of Pain and Its Treatment Adequacy in Emergency Department at Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital.

EMERGENCY CANCER PAIN DRAWS CANCER PATIENT TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR TREATMENT. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENCY AND INADEQUACY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THIS STUDY OBSERVES THE STATUS OF PAIN ASSESSMENT AND ITS ADEQUACY IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE CANCER HOSPITAL.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ADULT CANCER PATIENTS REPORTING TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH COMPLAINTS OF PAIN

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1.PATIENTS BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE, 2. PATIENTS WITH INCOHERENT BEHAVIOUR.