Postoperative pain at Landspitali: A prospective study
Authors' conclusion
However, the ratio of patients rating the worst pain experienced as moderate/severe on postoperative day one was relatively high.
Study context
- Population
- Surgical patients ≥18 years undergoing procedures requiring anaesthesia at Landspitali
- Participants
- 438 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence and severity of postoperative pain (numerical rating scale (NRS) 0–10); predictors of worst pain moderate/severe (NRS ≥ 5) on POD one
- Follow-up
- First 24 h postoperatively
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Moderate/severe postoperative pain
Moderate/severe pain on the day of surgery
29%
Worst pain moderate/severe on POD one
70%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Procedures with highest incidence of moderate/severe pain
- Day of surgery: gynaecology-, plastic-, abdominal-, breast-, and orthopaedic procedures
- POD one (worst pain): vascular-, orthopaedic-, and abdominal operations
Original publication
Postoperative pain at Landspitali: A prospective study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 10 March 2024. doi:10.
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