Table 3.
Abdominal Pain | Fracture Pain | |||||
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Measure | Men | Women | P value* | Men | Women | P Value** |
First pain score, Mean (SD) |
7.45 (2.60) |
7.58 (3.30) |
0.945 | 6.73 (2.69) |
6.91 (2.67) |
0.02 |
Pain score at 360 minutes after triage, Mean (SD) |
4.35 (3.39) |
4.64 (3.33) |
0.210 | 5.38 (2.98) |
5.37 (3.10) |
0.636 |
Reduction in pain score in the first 360 minutes of ED visit, Mean (SD) |
2.93 (3.45) |
2.77 (3.42) |
0.210 | 1.30 (2.66) |
1.45 (2.72) |
0.569 |
Adjusted for race, age, gender, Charlson Comorbidity Index, triage acuity, the first recorded pain score, the number of medications patients were taking prior to the ED visit, and the type of abdominal pain. GEE were used for multivariable analysis.
Adjusted for race, age, gender, Charlson Comorbidity Index, triage acuity, the first recorded pain score, the number of medications patients were taking prior to the ED visit, and the type of Fracture. GEE were used for multivariable analysis.