Abstract

BALIBREA, J. L. et al. MADAI project: an epidemiologic study about the perioperative pain management and treatment. Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor [online]. 2008, vol.15, n.4, pp.209-218. ISSN 1134-8046.

Objective. To obtain descriptive information about patient treatment with acute perioperative pain receiving parenteral analgesics in hospital environments. Methodology. Epidetniologic descriptive multicentre study. Patients admitted in the following Surgery services: General, Thoracic, Cardiovascular, Angiology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic and Urology. Results. Participation of 76 hospitals, distributed along the country; and 439 investigators. 1972 patients were assessed. 43.9% and 25.5% were admitted in General and Orthopaedic surgery services respectively. 52.8% of patients were over 60 years oíd. 31.2% did not present any concomitant illness. 36.78% had arterial hypertension and 16.5% diabetes mellitus. Pain scales to measure pain intensity, were used by 5.8% of patients at admission. In the following visits, these percentages ranged from 10% to 15%. During postoperative period NSAIDs were the most widely used (specially metamizol, administrated from 63.6% to 40.5% of the patients) and acetaminophen which was used by 41.3% of the patients in the first 12 hours and 27% in the 4th day. The percentage of patients that received rescue medication decreases from 25.7 % at first control to 6% at 4th day control; being acetaminophen the most commonly used medication. Conclusions. Despite pain treatment is considered important in surgical environments, treatment protocols are seldom used. The elaboration and the use of therapeutics guidelines for perioperative pain treatment could improve the patient comfort and their recuperation.

Keywords : Postoperative pain; Epidemiologic study; Pain scales to measure pain intensity.

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