Epidemiological aspects of immediate postoperative pain in a tertiary hospital
Aspectos epidemiológicos da dor imediata pós-operatória em um hospital terciário
Amanda Carolyne Caetano Alves; Paulo Adilson Hererra; Carlos Eduardo Coral de Oliveira
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pain is a predominant symptom in the postoperative period and expected in any surgical service, being considered as a worldwide problem. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe and analyze its epidemiological aspects, intensity, and predictors, for better management and predictability.
METHODS: This is a quantitative, retrospective and cross-sectional observational study, carried out in a tertiary hospital at Londrina-PR, in which medical records of post-surgical patients who responded to pain scales during their stay in the post-anesthetic recovery room were analyzed.
RESULTS: This study found that females are more likely to have postoperative pain and that younger patients are more susceptible, although not significantly. Mild pain predominated at rates greater than 60%, in which spinal blocks and gynecological/obstetric procedures were the most prevalent, in contrast to severe pain, which obtained higher percentages when general anesthesia and orthopedic surgeries were performed. In addition, an equation for predicting severe pain in the immediate postoperative period was obtained, based on the chosen anesthesia and the patient’s age.
CONCLUSION: Less intense postoperative pain was more prevalent than other intensities, with anesthesia and the type of surgery being possible predictive factors, even if the harbinger of its severity was based on age and the anesthetic method.
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JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: A dor é um sintoma predominante no pós-operatório e é esperada em qualquer serviço cirúrgico, sendo considerada um problema mundial. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi descrever e analisar seus aspectos epidemiológicos, intensidade e preditores, tendo em vista um melhor manejo e previsibilidade.
MÉTODOS: Estudo observacional quantitativo, retrospectivo e transversal, realizado em um hospital terciário no município de Londrina-PR, em que foram analisados prontuários de pacientes pós-cirúrgicos que responderam às escalas de dor durante permanência na sala de recuperação pós-anestésica.
RESULTADOS: Esta pesquisa constatou que o sexo feminino possui maior tendência em ter dor pós-operatória e que pacientes mais jovens são os mais suscetíveis, apesar de não apresentarem grande significância. A dor leve predominou com taxas superiores a 60%, sendo que bloqueios espinhais e procedimentos ginecológicos/obstétricos foram os mais prevalentes, em contraste com a dor intensa, que obteve maiores percentuais quando realizadas anestesia geral e cirurgias ortopédicas. Além disso, obteve-se uma equação preditora de dores intensas no pós-operatório imediato, baseada no tipo de anestesia e na idade do paciente.
CONCLUSÃO: A dor pós-operatória de menor intensidade foi mais prevalente que as outras intensidades, sendo a anestesia empregada e o tipo de cirurgia possíveis fatores preditores, mesmo que o prenúncio de sua severidade fosse baseado na idade e no método anestésico.
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Submitted date:
09/10/2022
Accepted date:
07/20/2023
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