Postoperative pain

Authors

  • Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta USE; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Erika Maria Monteiro Santos Hospital A C. Camargo
  • Lucimara Duarte Chaves Hospital Alemão Osvaldo Cruz; Grupo de Dor
  • Luciana Mendes Martins Hospital Edmundo Vasconcelos
  • Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierrez USP; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342001000200013

Keywords:

Pain, Post-operative pain, Analgesic, Nursing care

Abstract

The pain is a frequent sympton during the postoperative period and results in suffering and unnecessary risks for the patient. Studies show the inadequate pain relief after surgery and the relationship with erroneous assessment and non-acquaintance about analgesics methods. The article discuss the postoperative pain management wich includes the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, opioids, cognitive-behavior interventions and high-tech like epidural catheter and patient-controlled analgesia systems. Besides the adequate pain control includes the discussion about ethical and economic aspects.

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Published

2001-06-01

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Original Articles

How to Cite

Postoperative pain. (2001). Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 35(2), 180-183. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342001000200013