González GAM, Vicuña PMF, Villena GMV, Bastidas SJB, González BSN, Pimienta CI

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ABSTRACT

Pain is considered to be one of the most important symptoms of consultation, being also the first of the postoperative clinical manifestations, hence the importance of satisfactory management leading to patient satisfaction, decreased morbidity and hospital stay. Objective: to characterize the management of post-surgical pain in patients who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in Ecuador Mobile Hospital Nº 2 operating theatres. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 40 outpatient patients, surgically operated by knee arthroscopic ambulatory surgery using an analogue visual scale to evaluate the intensity of postoperative pain, performed by evaluation at three different times: At the time of the interview, in the last 24 hours and also declaring the maximum pain experienced at 24 hours. We assessed the relationship between sociodemographic and pharmacological variables with the intensity of pain, statistically significant variables sex and use of NSAIDs with adjuvants (p < 0.05 with level of 95% confidence). Results: likewise, the degree of affectation produced by postoperative pain in general activity, mood and sleep was assessed, the first of these categories being the most affected. Being pain rates at every moment evaluated, greater than 4, it is noted that there is an inadequate management of pain in the hospital center for arthroscopic surgery patients. Discussion: Age distribution in the present study corresponds with that reported in the specialized literature since this type of affections and intervention arthroscopy is seen more frequently between 15 and 40 years. The intensity of the pain in the three moments in the study was greater in the women, a finding similar to that reported in other studies.