Why the study?
How does pre-operative expectation of pain compare to actual postoperative experience in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Population
43 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperative period
Authors
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May explain high satisfaction despite moderate pain scores in CABG; leaves open whether preoperative expectation management improves analgesia.
How does pre-operative expectation of pain compare to actual postoperative experience in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?
Patients undergoing CABG tend to overestimate postoperative pain, which may explain high satisfaction rates despite objectively suboptimal pain control.
NAY et al. (1996) studied this question.
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