Why the study?
Does the administration pattern and number of doses of analgesics differ between children, adults, and elderly patients following open heart surgery?
Population
100 patients following open heart surgery
Comparison
Analgesic administration vs Comparison across age groups
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 days
Authors
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May indicate age-related undertreatment after cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating for tailored analgesic protocols in future studies.
Does the administration pattern and number of doses of analgesics differ between children, adults, and elderly patients following open heart surgery?
Following open heart surgery, children and elderly patients receive significantly fewer analgesic doses compared to adults aged 16-70, with differing peak administration times.
Elander et al. (1992) studied this question.
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