Incidencia del dolor crónico postoperatorio y factores asociados

Abstract

Abstract: Persistent postoperative pain is pain that lasts more than 3 to 6 months that influences quality of life so it is considered a public health problem. There are not enough studies of incidence of postoperative pain especially in the urological area and the absence of studies in our locality.The objective of the study wasto determine the incidence of chronic postoperative pain and its associated factors in post-surgical patients in the urology service of the Manuel Ygnacio Montero Hospital, during the period October 2018 -June 2019.It included 50 patients between the ages of 18 and 80; the information was obtained with informed consent through surveys, assessing the intensity with similar visual scale (EVA) and the characteristics through the Paint Detect Questionnaire determining its evolution and persistence in 24, 48 hours, first and third post-surgical months. Concluding that the incidence of mild and moderate acute postsurgical pain is 50% with progressive decrease 0% at 3 months, also that the protection factor was spinal anesthesia and short surgery time.