Quality of Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Mahidol University300 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence and risk factors of moderate to severe pain after cardiac surgery, and compare the preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience in the same patient.

Objectives 1. To study the incidence of moderate to severe pain in cardiac surgical patients 48 hour postoperatively. 2. To study the risk factors of moderate to severe postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients. 3. To compare the preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience in the same patient.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients scheduled for cardiac surgery in Siriraj Hospital * age \> 18 Exclusion Criteria: * unable to communicate with the patient

Locations (1)

Siriraj Hospital

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of the patients having pain score more than 4 out of 10 in 48 hour postoperatively

Time frame: 48 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Risk factors of postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients

Time frame: 48 hours

Patient's preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience

Time frame: 72 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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