Quality of Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00949429

Enrollment

300

Registered

2009-07-30

Start date

2009-07-31

Completion date

2011-02-28

Last updated

2011-07-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Keywords

postoperative pain, cardiac surgery, risk factors

Brief summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients scheduled for cardiac surgery in Siriraj Hospital * age \> 18

Exclusion criteria

* unable to communicate with the patient

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Risk factors of postoperative pain in cardiac surgical patients	48 hours
Patient's preoperative pain expectation and postoperative pain experience	72 hours

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results