Implementation of a protocol for the assessment and management of acute pain in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) of atertiary hospital in Sorocaba

Authors

  • Eduardo Toshiyuki Moro FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Glausester Todesco Brilha Hospital Unimed de Sorocaba
  • Karen Rosa Mariano Hospital Unimed de Sorocaba

Keywords:

postoperative pain, nursing care, analgesics, opioid analgesic, recovery room.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the experience acquired through the implementation of a protocol for the assessment and management of acute postoperative pain in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) of a tertiary hospital in Sorocaba. Methods: nursing staff involved in the process were trained to apply an 11 - point pain scale to patients undergoing general anesthesia. Results: of the subjects, 20.6% presented pain of an intensity > 4 and median time to resolution of pain was 30 minutes. There were no increased incidences of nausea/vomiting and hypoxemia. Conclusion: experience with implementation of the protocol allowed us to establish a scenario on the incidence of pain in the PACU, the need of evaluating the adequacy of the processes for the management of acute pain and to understand the occurrence of adverse events related to analgesic therapy.

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Author Biographies

Eduardo Toshiyuki Moro, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto. de Cirurgia FCMS/PUC-SP

Glausester Todesco Brilha, Hospital Unimed de Sorocaba

Enfermeiro coordenador do Centro Cirúrgico do Hospital Unimed de Sorocaba.

Karen Rosa Mariano, Hospital Unimed de Sorocaba

Enfermeira coordenadora do Centro Cirúrgico do Hospital Unimed de Sorocaba.

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Published

2012-09-28

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Moro ET, Brilha GT, Mariano KR. Implementation of a protocol for the assessment and management of acute pain in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) of atertiary hospital in Sorocaba. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2012Sep.28 [cited 2024Dec.21];14(3):95-9. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/8658

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2012)

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