Main concerns that influence unit policy in management of painful procedures
| Ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concern | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total |
| North American respondents (n=51) | ||||||
| Degree of patient discomfort from procedure | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Risk of adverse effects (unit experience) | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| Risk of adverse effects (published) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| Availability of staff | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 38 |
| Degree of patient discomfort from management | 3 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 37 |
| Other | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| • Ability to do procedure lying still (ranked 2nd) | ||||||
| • Patient's age, ability to use non-pharmacological methods (ranked 2nd) | ||||||
| • Parental coping (ranked 4th) | ||||||
| Availability of facilities | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| Cost | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Risk of litigation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| European respondents (n=16) | ||||||
| Degree of patient discomfort from procedure | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Degree of patient discomfort from management | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Availability of facilities | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Availability of staff | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Risk of adverse effects (unit experience) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Risk of adverse effects (published) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Cost | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Risk of litigation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Concerns are listed in order, according to number of times each was ranked the most important.