Análisis comparativo de conocimientos y actitudes en el manejo del dolor postoperatorio entre internos de medicina del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso y estudiantes de quinto año de la carrera de medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca, 2024

Abstract

Background: Postoperative pain due to disease, surgical procedure and its complications or a combination of both is time-limited, predictable and avoidable. Its poor control affects quality of life, functional recovery and increases the risk of postoperative complications, increased morbidity and hospital stay costs, with risk of developing chronic persistent pain. Its prevalence in Latin America ranges between 40 % and 87.25 %. Objective: to perform a comparative analysis of the level of knowledge and attitudes in the management of postoperative pain among rotating interns of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital and fifth year medical students of Universidad de Cuenca. Materials and methods: it is a cross-sectional analytical study. The universe consisted of fifth year medical students who passed anesthesiology and rotating interns of the Universidad de Cuenca cohort September 2023-August 2024 of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. The KASRP questionnaire was used, which consists of 36 questions, with a value of one point each, equivalent to 100 %; a score higher than 80 % was considered good knowledge and attitudes. With the signature of the informed consent, the anonymity of the respondents was maintained. Results: 10.23 % of fifth-year medical students and 1.23 % of interns scored above 80 % on the KASRP test, whicj means they are able to adequately treat a patient with pain. Conclusions: When comparing the level of knowledge about postoperative pain management, it was found that fifth-year medical students have a significantly higher level of knowledge than interns, according to the results of the applied test.