Postoperative pain among patients undergoing open-heart surgery
Pfeifer, Emma; Virmakoski, Sanna-Mari (2020)
Pfeifer, Emma
Virmakoski, Sanna-Mari
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020100821140
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020100821140
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The purpose of this thesis was to describe the pain intensity and the type of pain experienced by patients who have undergone an open-heart surgery. This knowledge could be used when assessing and treating pain.
This thesis is a part of a multinational study, which aims to describe the factors behind chronification of acute pain. Patients participating in the study were interviewed for this thesis. Background about pain, pain management and assessment as well as open-heart surgery was searched from different databases. Previous research was used to explain the results of this thesis. In addition, the results of this thesis were compared to previous research as well as to common knowledge of postoperative pain and its management.
All the participants were over the age of 18, spoke fluent Finnish and underwent an elective open-heart surgery. The interviews took place on the first and third postoperative days.
In general, the participants were more in pain on the first postoperative day. The pain mostly prevented the participants from moving in the bed, taking a deep breath or sleeping. The least affect the pain had on participating in physiotherapy. Most of the respondents described the pain resembling an electric shock or prickling sensation.
On the third postoperative day, the respondents felt their overall situation had gotten considerably better compared to the first postoperative day. The biggest change was considered to be participating in physiotherapy while the least change was experienced with deep breathing and the average pain intensity. On the first postoperative day, the respondents were quite sure they would cope with the pain and the feelings related to that. By the third postoperative day almost all of the respondents felt less sure about coping with the pain.
Despite the intensive postoperative pain, all of the respondents were very satisfied with the pain relief they had received and did not feel the need to have more analgesia. Around 50% of the respondents had received information about different pain management methods.
This thesis is a part of a multinational study, which aims to describe the factors behind chronification of acute pain. Patients participating in the study were interviewed for this thesis. Background about pain, pain management and assessment as well as open-heart surgery was searched from different databases. Previous research was used to explain the results of this thesis. In addition, the results of this thesis were compared to previous research as well as to common knowledge of postoperative pain and its management.
All the participants were over the age of 18, spoke fluent Finnish and underwent an elective open-heart surgery. The interviews took place on the first and third postoperative days.
In general, the participants were more in pain on the first postoperative day. The pain mostly prevented the participants from moving in the bed, taking a deep breath or sleeping. The least affect the pain had on participating in physiotherapy. Most of the respondents described the pain resembling an electric shock or prickling sensation.
On the third postoperative day, the respondents felt their overall situation had gotten considerably better compared to the first postoperative day. The biggest change was considered to be participating in physiotherapy while the least change was experienced with deep breathing and the average pain intensity. On the first postoperative day, the respondents were quite sure they would cope with the pain and the feelings related to that. By the third postoperative day almost all of the respondents felt less sure about coping with the pain.
Despite the intensive postoperative pain, all of the respondents were very satisfied with the pain relief they had received and did not feel the need to have more analgesia. Around 50% of the respondents had received information about different pain management methods.