Management of Pain and Anxiety during Bone Marrow Aspiration : An Italian National Survey

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BACKGROUND: Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) or biopsy is a necessary and frequent procedure for diagnosis and monitoring of hematological diseases. Pharmacological pain management approaches exist; however, previous experience and psychological preparation for BMA may impact pain perception.

AIMS: This study aimed to explore current practices in procedural pain management for BMA or biopsy.

DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: A cross-sectional internet-based survey was performed by the Nurses Group of the Italian Transplant Group (GITMO). Participants were nurses working in bone marrow transplant centers regularly performing BMA/biopsies.

RESULTS: Sixty out of 94 centers receiving the survey responded (63.8%), 47 adult and 13 pediatric centers. The majority of them (75%) provided only verbal information for patient preparation before BMA. . Injected local anesthetics were used in 55.4% of centers, and combined with topical anesthetics in 33.9% of centers. Use of oral anesthetics was rare; however, anxiolytics and benzodiazepines were occasionally used (18.3%, 18.3% respectively). All pediatric centers used deep sedation for the procedure (p < .001), but drug choice depended on anesthetist preference. Ice packs (35.0%) and oral analgesia as required (40.0%) were used for postprocedural pain. Nurses perceived their patients' pain scores as relatively low (3.5 on scale 0-10), but recognized that it was a painful procedure provoking anxiety, and that pain management could be improved.

CONCLUSIONS: Results revealed the lack of a standardized approach to procedural pain management for BMA in this study sample. Assessing a patient's pain experience is a key component to identifying effective pain management for BMA.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses - 22(2021), 3 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 349-355

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liptrott, Sarah J [VerfasserIn]
Botti, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Bonifazi, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Cioce, Marco [VerfasserIn]
De Cecco, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Pesce, Anna Rita [VerfasserIn]
Caime, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Rostagno, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Samarani, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Galgano, Letizia [VerfasserIn]
Ciceri, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Orlando, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Gargiulo, Gianpaolo [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 25.11.2021

Date Revised 25.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.pmn.2020.09.005

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NLM316781185