Table 2.
Patient and pain characteristics with subdivision in desire for analgesics
| Patient factors | Desire for analgesics | No desire for analgesics | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 146) | (n = 188) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male (n = 177) | 72 (40.7%) | 105 (59.3%) | 0.235 |
| Female (n = 157) | 74 (47.1%) | 83 (52.9%) | |
| Mean age (SD) | 48.38 (18.44) | 49.06 (18.39) | 0.675 |
| Triage colour code | |||
| Blue (n = 7) | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (71.4%) | 0.010 |
| Green (n = 130) | 45 (34.6%) | 85 (65.4%) | |
| Yellow (n = 175) | 84 (48%) | 91 (52%) | |
| Orange (n = 18) | 13 (72.2%) | 5 (27.8%) | |
| Red (n = 4) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | |
| Specialty of referral | |||
| Traumatology (n = 78) | 38 (48.7%) | 40 (51.3%) | 0.121 |
| Internal medicine (n = 50) | 22 (44%) | 28 (56%) | |
| Emergency medicine (n = 26) | 12 (46.2%) | 14 (53.8%) | |
| Cardiology (n = 45) | 12 (26.7%) | 33 (73.3%) | |
| Abdominal surgery (n = 32) | 17 (53.1%) | 15 (46.9%) | |
| Orthopedics (n = 32) | 9 (28.1%) | 23 (71.9%) | |
| Lung diseases (n = 16) | 7 (43.8%) | 9 (56.3%) | |
| Neurology (n = 15) | 9 (60%) | 6 (40%) | |
| Other (n = 40) | 20 (50%) | 20 (50%) | |
| Pain location | |||
| Upper extremities (n = 47) | 18 (38.3%) | 29 (61.7%) | 0.033 |
| Lower extremities (n = 54) | 23 (42.6%) | 31 (57.4%) | |
| Abdomen (n = 75) | 42 (56%) | 33 (44%) | |
| Head/face (n = 24) | 13 (54.2%) | 11 (45.8%) | |
| Back (n = 12) | 7 (58.3%) | 5 (41.7%) | |
| Chest (n = 54) | 14 (25.9%) | 40 (74.1%) | |
| Neck (n = 3) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
| More than 1 location (n = 47) | 23 (48.9%) | 24 (51.1%) | |
| Other (n = 18) | 5 (27.8%) | 13 (72.2%) | |
| Pain duration | |||
| < 2 h (n = 68) | 32 (47.1%) | 36 (52.9%) | 0.047 |
| 2–6 h (n = 52) | 27 (51.9%) | 25 (48.1%) | |
| 6–12 h (n = 31) | 19 (61.3%) | 12 (38.7%) | |
| 12 h – 3 days (n = 78) | 32 (41.0%) | 46 (59.0%) | |
| > 3 days (n = 105) | 36 (34.3%) | 69 (65.7%) | |
| Pain pattern | |||
| Constant (n = 259) | 122 (47.1%) | 137 (52.9%) | 0.020 |
| Intermittent (n = 75) | 24 (32%) | 51 (68%) | |
| Pain character | |||
| Sharp (n = 121) | 58 (47.9%) | 63 (52.1%) | 0.425 |
| Pressing (n = 66) | 27 (40.9%) | 39 (59.1%) | |
| Nagging (n = 62) | 31 (50%) | 31 (50%) | |
| Burning (n = 18) | 5 (27.8%) | 13 (72.2%) | |
| Cramping (n = 7) | 3 (42.9%) | 4 (57.1%) | |
| More than 1 answer (n = 48) | 19 (39.6%) | 29 (60.4%) | |
| Other (n = 12) | 3 (25%) | 9 (75%) | |
| Mean initial pain score (SD) | 7.01 (1.94) | 5.14 (2.19) | 0.029 |
| Pre-ED analgesics | |||
| Yes (n = 170) | 83 (48.8%) | 87 (51.2%) | 0.055 |
| No (n = 164) | 63 (38.4%) | 101 (61.6%) | |
| Analgesia allergy | |||
| Yes (n = 17) | 8 (47.1%) | 9 (52.9%) | 0.775 |
| No (n = 317) | 138 (43.5%) | 179 (56.5%) |
P-values show differences of the whole factor group in relation to desire vs. no desire for analgesia