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Table 4 Trends of Pain intensity of the trauma patients over 240 minutes at Aabet hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from December 2020 to March 2021 (n = 232)

From: Assessment of adequacy and appropriateness of pain management practice among trauma patients at the Ethiopian Aabet Hospital: A prospective observational study

Time pain intensity measured

Pain intensity

 

0 min

60 min

120 min

180 min

240 min

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

No pain

(0)

0

0

6 (2.6)

9 (3.9 )

21 (9.1)

Mild pain

(≤ 3)

81 (34.9)

103(44.4)

101 (43.5)

118(50.9)

103 (44.4)

Moderate pain (4–6)

55 (23.7)

88 (37.9)

73 (31.5)

47 (2.2)

44 (19)

Severe pain (7–10)

96 (41.4)

41 (17.7)

52 (22.4)

58 (25)

64 (27.6)

mean ± SD

5.55 ± 2.32

4.10 ± 2.10

4.16 ± 2.3

4.09 ± 2.51

4.09 ± 2.69