Incidencia de dolor crónico postoperatorio y sus factores asociados. Estudio realizado en el hospital general Isidro Ayora de Loja octubre 2018– junio 2019

Abstract

Abstract: Chronic postoperative pain is a persistent pain over time, lasting months or years, without patients knowing why, a situation that has led us to consider this study where 50 patients were evaluated in the surgery department of Isidro hospital Ayora de Loja. For the information, the Pain Detect Questionarie and the Analog Visual Pain Scale were used. The general objective was to determine the incidence of chronic postoperative pain and its associated factors in patients undergoing surgical procedures in the area of general surgery. The results showed that they presented no pain with neuropathic characteristics and there was no persistent chronic pain. With the exception of a patient who presented severe pain at the third month, which according to the Visual Analogue Scale corresponds to a value of 8/10 that is in the range of severe pain.