• East Afr Med J · May 1999

    Pain control after major surgery.

    • A O Amata, L N Samaroo, and S N Monplaisir.
    • Public Hospital Georgetown, Guyana.
    • East Afr Med J. 1999 May 1; 76 (5): 269-71.

    ObjectiveTo assess the adequacy and efficacy of postoperative pain management.DesignA prospective clinical study.SettingThe Georgetown and New Amsterdam Public Hospitals, Guyana.SubjectsTwo hundred consecutive patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.Main Outcome MeasuresPresence or absence of significant postoperative pain during the first 24 hours.ResultsAll the patients experienced pain postoperatively. Sixty one per cent of patients considered their pain severe, 30% rated it moderate and only 9% mild. Reasons for this deficiency of care are partly attributable to the patients themselves and also the health care staff.ConclusionsPostoperative pain is poorly managed in our general hospitals.

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