Why the study?
What factors influence the magnitude of pain experienced by cardiac and abdominal vascular surgical patients during their first few postoperative days?
Population
74 cardiac and abdominal vascular surgical patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
first few postoperative days
Authors
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Analgesic dosing merits attention after cardiac and vascular surgery; leaves open whether pain intensity causally increases atelectasis risk.
What factors influence the magnitude of pain experienced by cardiac and abdominal vascular surgical patients during their first few postoperative days?
Postoperative pain intensity in cardiac and vascular surgery patients is primarily mediated by analgesic administration and is associated with a higher incidence of atelectasis.
Kathleen Puntillo (1994) studied this question.
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