Author/Editor     Krčevski-Škvarč, N
Title     Odnos bolnikov do pooperativne bolečine in njihove izkušnje po operaciji žolčnika
Translated title     Patients' attitude to postoperative pain and their experience after cholecystectomy
Type     članek
Source     In: Hribar-Habinc M, Apfel M, editors. Zbornik predavanj 2. kongres anesteziologov Slovenije z mednarodno udeležbo; 1997 okt 23-25; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko zdravniško društvo, Slovensko združenje za anesteziologijo in intenzivno medicino,
Publication year     1997
Volume     str. 137-43
Language     slo
Abstract     Backaround. Postoperative pain management is frequently insufficient. In the last decade this problem has been analyzed in numerous reports. But the least attention was devoted to the patient's attitude to postoperative pain which bears a great influence on the quality of postoperative analgesia. Patients from nine Slovene hospitals were questioned regarding their attitude to postoperative pain and experienced postoperative pain following cholecystectomy. Method. The inquiry included 67 adult patients predestined for cholecystectomy. All had already undergone an operation in the past. Prior to the imminent operation, the patients received brief information about postoperative pain and its management. They were questioned about the inevitability postoperative pain of their fear of it and postoperative pain expectation. After the operation they were questioned regarding actual postoperative pain, their demand for analgesics, satisfaction with postoperative pain relief and their experience as compared to the postoperative pain in the past. Results. 80.6% of patients believed that postoperative pain is inevitable, 37.3% of patients were afraid of it. They had mostly expected mild postoperative pain (64.2 %) but actually experienced moderate postoperative pain (55.2 %). Patients demanded analgesics in 56.7 %. 58.2 % of patients had more pain than they had expected. Despite that, only 1.5 % of the patients were unsatisfied with their postoperative pain relief. They had mostly a better experience (95.5%) than on previous occasions. Ćonclusions. The patients in Slovene hospitals believe that postoperative pain is inevitable. They experience postoperative pain following cholecystectomy more strongly than they expected. However, they are content with pain relief. Our patients require more knowledge about postoperative pain and its treatment.
Descriptors     PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE
GALLBLADDER
CHOLECYSTECTOMY
PAIN MEASUREMENT
QUESTIONNAIRES