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Patients' experiences of pain following day surgery - at 48 hours, seven days and three months

Rosén, Helena Inger LU ; Bergh, Ingrid Helena ; Odén, Anders and Mårtensson, Lena Birgitta (2011) In Open Nursing Journal 5. p.52-59
Abstract

Recent studies indicate that patients experience pain after day surgery for a longer period than previously known. This requires verification. This was a prospective, descriptive correlational study. A convenience sample of 298 day surgery patients undergoing various surgical procedures was asked to report pain intensity and its interference with daily function 48 hours, seven days and three months after day surgery. Correlation and regression analyses were performed. On a NRS, 55% (n=230) reported pain (≥4) 48 hours after surgery, as did 43% (n=213) at seven days. Pain interfered with normal activities at ≥4 NRS at 48 hours and at seven days, after which it decreased.

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Daily function, Day surgery, Normal activities, Pain, Recovery
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Open Nursing Journal
volume
5
pages
8 pages
publisher
Bentham Science Publishers
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  • scopus:80051920159
ISSN
1874-4346
DOI
10.2174/1874434601105010052
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English
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  author       = {{Rosén, Helena Inger and Bergh, Ingrid Helena and Odén, Anders and Mårtensson, Lena Birgitta}},
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  keywords     = {{Daily function; Day surgery; Normal activities; Pain; Recovery}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{52--59}},
  publisher    = {{Bentham Science Publishers}},
  series       = {{Open Nursing Journal}},
  title        = {{Patients' experiences of pain following day surgery - at 48 hours, seven days and three months}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874434601105010052}},
  doi          = {{10.2174/1874434601105010052}},
  volume       = {{5}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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