Articles: pain-management-methods.
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JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep · Apr 2019
Postoperative pain management in a surgical unit in a Basque Country hospital: a best practice implementation project.
The objective of this project was to implement evidence-based recommendations for post-surgical pain management and improve quality of care for patients. ⋯ The aims and main objectives of the present project were achieved, including improvements in the quality of health education related to pain and the recording of pain data. In addition, variations in the clinical practice related to the management of post-surgical pain decreased.
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This study aimed to determine the relationship between pain of osteoarthritis (OA) and body mass index (BMI), age, pain control strategy, self-efficacy for pain control, exercise, and functional activities in a cohort of Iranian women. ⋯ The findings of this study suggest that life style modification and pain management education of women with OA and nurses on non-pharmacological interventions as well as integration of these into nursing care is essential.
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Asian Pac. J. Cancer Prev. · Mar 2019
The Role of Muscle Relaxants – Spasmolytic (Thiocochlicoside) in Postoperative Pain Management after Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction
Purpose: Post-operative pain after breast cancer surgery is a major problem and women undergoing mastectomy and breast reconstruction experience post-operative pain syndromes in approximately one-half of all cases. Patients who have undergone breast reconstruction after mastectomy can suffer from acute postoperative pain with moderate or strong tension. In some cases, chronic neuropathic pain syndromes may occur after surgery. ⋯ In group A the satisfaction with analgesic treatment was higher than in group B (p = 0.002). Conclusion: The use of thiocochlicoside in post-operative analgesia in breast reconstruction after mastectomy contributes to reduce the pain intensity experienced by patients and to reduce the side effects of opioid analgesics as a result of reduced demand for opioid analgesics. Patients who received the analgesia using muscle relaxants-spasmolytic reported greater satisfaction.