From: Factors associated to unrelieved pain in a Morrocan Emergency Department
Characteristics | Relieved pain(n = 231) | Unrelieved pain (n = 74) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years), | Â | Â | 0.16 |
≤30 | 69 (29.9) | 16 (21.6) |  |
30-40 | 53 (22.9) | 12 (16.2) | Â |
40-60 | 73 (31.6) | 31 (41.9) | Â |
>60 | 36 (15.6) | 15 (20.3) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.41 |
Male | 131 (56.7) | 46 (62.2) | Â |
Female | 100 (43.3) | 28 (37.8) | Â |
Accompanied patient | Â | Â | 0.012 |
Yes | 155 (67.1) | 61 (82.4) | Â |
No | 76(32.9) | 13 (17.6) | Â |
Educational level | Â | Â | 0.062 |
None | 113 (48.9) | 48 (64.9) | Â |
Primary | 52 (22.5) | 13 (17.6) | Â |
Secondary | 56 (24.2) | 9 (12.2) | Â |
Higher | 10 (4.3) | 4 (5.4) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.15 |
Unmarried | 106 (45.9) | 27 (36.5) | Â |
Married | 125 (54.1) | 47 (63.5) | Â |
Type of emergency | Â | Â | 0.47 |
Medical | 92 (39.8) | 33 (44.6) | Â |
Surgical | 139 (60.2) | 41 (55.4) | Â |
Pain as chief complaint | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Yes | 182 (78.8) | 42 (56.8) | Â |
No | 49 (21.2) | 32 (43.2) | Â |
Arrival hour to ED | Â | Â | 0.031 |
8Â pm -20Â am | 150 (64.9) | 58 (78.4) | Â |
21Â am-7Â pm | 81 (35.1) | 19 (21.6) | Â |
Site of pain | Â | Â | 0.005 |
Abdominopelvic | 77 (33.3) | 21 (28.4) | Â |
Musculoskeletal | 47 (20.3) | 13 (17.6) | Â |
Thoracic | 49 (21.2) | 10 (13.5) | Â |
Cephalic | 22 (9.5) | 20 (27) | Â |
Lumbar | 13 (5.6) | 6 (8.1) | Â |
Multifocal | 23 (10) | 4 (5.4) | Â |
Mode of appearance | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
Sudden | 129 (55.8) | 20 (27) | Â |
Progressive | 102 (44.5) | 54 (73) | Â |
Duration of pain before admission (Hours), | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
<6 | 76 (32.9) | 6 (8.1) | Â |
6-72 | 75 (32.5) | 22 (29.7) | Â |
72-168 | 39 (16.9) | 27 (36.5) | Â |
>168 | 41 (17.7) | 19 (25.5) | Â |
Medication before admission | Â | Â | 0.18 |
Yes | 54 (23.4) | 23 (31.1) | Â |
No | 177 (76.6) | 51 (68.9) | Â |
Delay of care (Hours), | Â | Â | 0.08 |
<30 | 104 (45) | 21 (28.4) | Â |
30-60 | 71 (30.7) | 31 (41.9) | Â |
60-120 | 44 (19) | 17 (23) | Â |
>120 | 12 (5.2) | 5 (6.8) | Â |
Length of stay (Hours), median (IQR) | 48 [48–72] | 48 [24–72] | 0.58 |