Características del dolor postoperatorio y analgésicos usados en colecistectomía, apendicectomía y hernioplastia laparoscópica en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, 2018-2019

Abstract

Background: The correct management of postoperative pain is a fundamental pillar throughout the surgery; It is the duty of the anesthesiologist and the surgeon to choose the correct medication to ensure postoperative analgesia. Objective: To determine the characteristics of postoperative pain and the use of analgesics in cholecystectomy, appendectomy and laparoscopic hernioplasty at Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso 2018-2019. Methodology: In the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, in 2018 and 2019. Pain was evaluated in this regard by applying the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The collected data will be analyzed with SPSS 22.0. For categorized qualitative variables frequencies and percentages are used. OR, Chi squared and Tau C were used for the relationship between pain intensity pain postoperative period and the variables that interfere. Results: The average age of the patients was 37.97 years, predominantly women, with secondary education. Emergency surgery generated more pain. When the surgery lasts more than 90 minutes the immediate postoperative pain is greater. In the immediate postoperative period, a combination of analgesics. Conclusions: Mild to moderate pain predominated according to the EVA scale. There was a decrease in pain as the postoperative time elapsed. The intensity of the pain in the postoperative period in its different stages, is conditioned by several factors that influence the combined and not isolated form.