Incidence of postoperative acute pain in cardiac surgery after sternotomy and lateral thoracotomy

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. S56-S57
Author(s):  
Elena Korsik ◽  
I. Balga ◽  
E. Turton ◽  
J. Ender ◽  
A. Flo Forner
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Richard Chapman ◽  
Ruth Zaslansky ◽  
Gary W. Donaldson ◽  
Amihay Shinfeld

Poorly controlled postoperative pain is a longstanding and costly problem in medicine. The purposes of this study were to characterize the acute pain trajectories over the first four postoperative days in 83 cardiac surgery patients with a mixed effects model of linear growth to determine whether statistically significant individual differences exist in these pain trajectories, and to compare the quality of measurement by trajectory with conventional pain measurement practices. The data conformed to a linear model that provided slope (rate of change) as a basis for comparing patients. Slopes varied significantly across patients, indicating that the direction and rate of change in pain during the first four days of recovery from surgery differed systematically across individuals. Of the 83 patients, 24 had decreasing pain after surgery, 24 had increasing pain, and the remaining 35 had approximately constant levels of pain over the four postoperative days.


2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 269-269
Author(s):  
J. Cogan ◽  
G. Vargas ◽  
Z. Yegin ◽  
A. Rochon ◽  
A. Deschamps ◽  
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Pain Medicine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1610-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Vrooman ◽  
Leonardo Kapural ◽  
Sheryar Sarwar ◽  
Edward J. Mascha ◽  
Tomislav Mihaljevic ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Judita Andrejaitienė

Judita AndrejaitienėKauno medicinos universiteto Biomedicininių tyrimų instituto Intensyviosios terapijos ir kraujotakos tyrimų laboratorija,Eivenių g. 4, LT-50009 KaunasEl paštas: [email protected] Veiksmingas pooperacinio skausmo valdymas yra šiuolaikinio chirurginio gydymo sudedamoji dalis. Neadekvatus skausmo gydymas po širdies operacijų lemia sumažėjusį ligonių aktyvumą, sukelia emocinį diskomfortą, nerimą, sutrikdo miegą, neigiamai veikia kvėpavimo funkciją, padidina miokardo infarkto, širdies nepakankamumo, tromboembolinių komplikacijų riziką. Tinkamas pooperacinio skausmo malšinimas ne tik gerina ligonio gyvenimo kokybę, pagreitina sveikimą ir visišką funkcijų atsitaisymą, bet ir glaudžiai susijęs su ligonio gydymo stacionare trukme, sumažina gydymo išlaidas. Pooperacinio skausmo gydymo svarba jau seniai neabejojama. Nors informacijos apie ūminio skausmo patogenezę ir jo gydymo patirties sukaupta nemažai, deja, nėra priimto skausmo malšinimo po širdies operacijų „aukso standarto“, o taikomų metodų efektyvumas nėra pakankamai aiškus. Pagrindinis straipsnio tikslas – padėti suprasti gydytojui praktikui, kodėl kyla skausmo problema pooperaciniu laikotarpiu ir ką gali medicinos personalas padaryti, kad šis laikotarpis pacientui būtų kuo sklandesnis. Straipsnyje aptariami ir nauji po širdies operacijų taikomi veiksmingi skausmo malšinimo metodai. Reikšminiai žodžiai: skausmas, širdies operacija, ūminio pooperacinio skausmo malšinimas New trends in the treatment of postoperative pain in cardiac surgery Judita AndrejaitienėInstitute for Biomedical Research, Kaunas University of Medicine, Laboratory of Intensive Care and Blood Circulation Research,Eivenių Str. 4, LT-50009 Kaunas, LithuaniaE-mail: [email protected] Effective post-operative pain management is a constituent of contemporary surgical treatment. Inadequate acute pain treatment after cardiac surgery can keep patients from the activities that prevent postoperative complications, especially respiratory complications, determine reduced patients’ emotional discomfort, anxiety, sleep disorders. The appropriate postoperative analgesia prevents patients’ discomfort, may decrease morbidity, postoperative ICU and in-hospital stay, and thus may decrease cost. The importance of post-operative pain management has been known for a long time. However, regardless of scientific progress in the studies of acute pain pathogenesis and the accumulated treatment experience, there is no acknowledged “golden standard” for the periods following cardiac surgery, while the effectiveness of the applied methods has not yet been fully explained. In the current era of early tracheal extubation, achieving optimal pain relief after cardiac surgery can be challenging. Adequate postoperative analgesia after cardiac surgery may be attained via a wide variety of techniques. The main purpose of this article is to help a practicing doctor understand the reasons related to the problem of pain during the postoperative period and also what the medical personnel can do in order to make this period as smooth as possible for the patient. The article also covers the most recently adapted effective methods of post-operative analgesia. Key words: pain, cardiac surgery, acute postoperative pain management


The Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia is a comprehensive, authoritative, and practical guide to the whole field of anaesthetic practice. It encompasses all ages, from neonates to the elderly, and all surgical specialties, including cardiac surgery, interventional radiology, and weight-reduction surgery. Local, regional, and neuraxial techniques are described, including ultrasound guidance. The entire patient journey is covered, from preoperative assessment and investigation, through informed consent, to post-operative analgesia. There are substantial sections dealing with acute pain and the management of intra-operative emergencies. A comprehensive drug formulary is provided.


Author(s):  
Jennette D. Hansen ◽  
Mark A. Chaney

Chronic pain after cardiac surgery can impair quality of life and rehabilitation. Chronic pain is difficult to study, and depending on how patients are questioned, the incidence of chronic pain after sternotomy is between 17% and 56%, and chronic pain after thoracotomy is between 15% and 80%. Several risk factors are independent predictors for the development of chronic pain. In recent years, minimally invasive techniques have been utilized in cardiac surgery patients to potentially minimize pain and to decrease length of stay in the hospital. At this point in time, no single regimen has been proven superior at preventing chronic pain. An aim to treat acute pain without delaying extubation has been the recent focus of pain management, with research in neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks. In addition, multimodal analgesia is key for treatment of acute pain to allow patients to deep breathe, cough, and ambulate comfortably without respiratory depression. Some believe treatment of acute pain leads to less development of chronic pain; however, this has not yet been definitively proven.


JAMA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 195 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. McClenahan
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