Factors Associated with Postoperative Pain among Patients after Cardiac Surgery in the Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Karachi, Pakistan.
Sineer MicahRubina BaroliaYasmin ParpioSantosh KumarHasnat SharifPublished in: Pain research and treatment (2019)
The study identified some of the important factors that were associated with postoperative pain. The results suggest the need for the enhancement of patients' education on drug dependency, adverse effects, and physical activity, before cardiac surgery. The nurses should be educated on pain management keeping the patients' culture and other perceptions of pain in mind.
Keyphrases
- postoperative pain
- pain management
- end stage renal disease
- tertiary care
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- cardiac surgery
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic pain
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- primary care
- body mass index
- emergency department
- acute kidney injury
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord
- electronic health record