ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN OF INDONESIAN PATIENTS AFTER ABDOMINAL SURGERY
ABSTRACT: Pain is the most
common problem found in postoperative patients. Purpose: The study aimed to
describe pain intensity and pain distress at the first 24-48 hours experienced
by the patients after abdominal surgery.
Method: The study employed a descriptive research design. The samples
consisted of 40 adult patients older than 18 years who underwent major
abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. The patients were admitted at
Doctor Kariadi Hospital Semarang, Central Java Province Indonesia during
November 2011 to February 2012. A Visual Numeric Rating Scale was used to
measure the pain intensity scores and the pain distress scores at the 5th hour
after subjects received 30 mg of Ketorolac injection intravenously, a major
analgesic drug being used at the studied hospital. Minimum-maximum scores,
mean, standard deviation, median and interquartile range were used to describe
pain intensity and pain distress.
Result: The findings revealed that on average, postoperative patients had
experienced moderate to severe pain, both in their report of pain intensity and
pain distress as evidenced by the range of scores from 4 to 9 out of 10 and
median score of 5 and 6 (IQR = 2), respectively. It indicated that postoperative
pain was common symptom found in patients after abdominal surgery.
Author: Chanif, Wongchan
Petpichetchian, Wimo Wimo
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg120019
