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BMC Medicine· 2017Q1· Review

Pain relief that matters to patients: systematic review of empirical studies assessing the minimum clinically important difference in acute pain

Mette Frahm Olsen, Eik Dybboe Bjerre, Maria Damkjær Hansen, Jørgen Hilden et al.

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The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for acute pain varies widely (8-40 mm on a 100 mm scale, or 13-85% relative change) across studies, influenced by baseline pain, definitions of improvement, and study design.

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Field: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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