Endpoint
Numeric rating scale (NRS) pain intensity
CAT:outcome/nrs-painreported in points (0-10 numeric rating scale, or the equivalent 0-100 rescaling in 10-point steps as recorded with each finding)1 finding from 1 compound
What moved it
How to read these marks1 finding · 1 compound · by grade
| Compound | Direction | Findings | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| magnesium(2+) | down | 1 | Grade B, Likely. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at B by its design or by unread numbers. |
Reported to move it
1 finding
magnesium(2+) — decreases
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at B by its design or by unread numbers.Finding“Group M exhibited lower NRS pain scores both at rest and when coughing in PACU and on POD 1.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of Preoperative Magnesium Sulphate Infusion on Emergence Agitation and Postoperative Quality of Recovery in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lobectomy.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- single 50 mg/kg intravenous bolus of magnesium sulphate infused over approximately 15 minutes, 20 minutes before induction of anaesthesia
- Population
- adults undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy under general anaesthesia, preoperative IV magnesium sulphate 50 mg/kg bolus versus equivalent-volume saline; pain assessed in the PACU and on postoperative day 1, at rest and during coughing
Effects of Preoperative Magnesium Sulphate Infusion on Emergence Agitation and Postoperative Quality of Recovery in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lobectomy.2025PMID:40458810Permalink
How it is measured
Pain intensity stated by the patient as a whole number on an 11-point numeric rating scale anchored at no pain and worst imaginable pain, most commonly scored 0-10 but sometimes rescaled 0-100 in steps of 10 for the same 11 response options. Anatomical site or underlying condition, and the recall frame (pain at rest, on movement, or over a stated period), are recorded with each finding.
Sources cited
1 paper
- Subject
- numeric rating scale (nrs) pain intensity
- Findings
- 1
- Papers
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