Key result
Patient-controlled analgesia saved nursing time compared to intramuscular injections but did not necessarily result in higher patient satisfaction with nursing care.
Why the study?
Does post-operative pain relief via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) improve patient satisfaction with nursing care compared to traditional intramuscular injection in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
Population
79 adult patients (mainly female) undergoing major abdominal surgery
Comparison
Post-operative pain relief via… vs Traditional intramuscular injection (IMI) regimes
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 days post-operative
Authors
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May not boost satisfaction despite time savings; hypothesis-generating for redirecting nursing contact in postoperative cohorts.
Does post-operative pain relief via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) improve patient satisfaction with nursing care compared to traditional intramuscular injection in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery?
While PCA saves nursing time for pain control procedures, it does not inherently increase patient satisfaction, suggesting that the saved time should be redirected toward increasing patient-nurse contact.
Koh et al. (1994) studied Post-operative pain after major abdominal surgery (n=79). Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) vs. Traditional intramuscular injection (IMI) regimes was evaluated on Degree of satisfaction with nursing care and time taken by nurses to carry out pain control procedures. Patient-controlled analgesia saved nursing time compared to intramuscular injections but did not necessarily result in higher patient satisfaction with nursing care.
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