Pain control after major surgery
East Afr. Med. J
; East Afr. Med. J;76(5): 269-71, May 1999.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the adequacy and efficacy of postoperative pain management.DESIGN:
A prospective clinical study.SETTING:
The Georgetown and New Amsterdam Public Hospitals, Guyana.SUBJECTS:
Two hundred consecutive patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Presence or absence of significant postoperative pain during the first 24 hours.RESULTS:
All the patients experienced pain postoperatively. Sixty one percent of patients considered their pain severe, 30 percent rated it moderate and only 9 percent mild. Reasons for this deficiency of care are partly attributable to the patients themselves and also the health care staff.CONCLUSIONS:
Postopertive pain is poorly managed in our general hospitals. (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Dor Pós-Operatória
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Laparotomia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Caribe ingles
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Guyana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
East Afr. Med. J
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article