Pain management after cardiac surgery

J Cogan - … in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
pain after cardiac surgery varies between 21% and 55%. Pain syndromes that occur following
cardiac surgery may … Risk factors for acute pain vary depending on the study but generally …

Assessment and pathophysiology of pain in cardiac surgery

M Zubrzycki, A Liebold, C Skrabal, H Reinelt… - Journal of pain …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
… Inappropriate postoperative pain management may result in chronic pain, immunosuppression,
infections, and less effective wound healing. Understanding and better knowledge of …

Pain management after cardiac surgery: experience with a nurse-driven pain protocol

R van Valen, H van Vuuren… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… This study shows that in post-cardiac surgery patients a significant reduction in VAS scores
can be safely realized by a nurse-driven protocol. Furthermore, a reduction in time to achieve …

Novel approaches in pain management in cardiac surgery

PE Bigeleisen, N Goehner - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
… modalities for management of postoperative pain after cardiac surgery. … management of
typical cardiac surgery patients necessitates more aggressive means of pain management, …

Virtual reality for pain management in cardiac surgery

JL Mosso-Vázquez, K Gao, BK Wiederhold… - … , Behavior, and Social …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
… in patients that have recently undergone cardiac surgery. Sixty-seven patients … of cardiac
surgery. Patients navigated through a 30 minute VR simulation designed for pain management. …

Patients' perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit

J Yorke, M Wallis, B McLean - Heart & Lung, 2004 - Elsevier
… patients' perceptions of the effectiveness of a pain management regimen, which consisted
of intermittent prn bolus doses of morphine, in a critical care unit after cardiac surgery. …

Management of pain in cardiac surgery ICU patients: have we improved over time?

C Gélinas - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2007 - Elsevier
… the pain experience of cardiac surgery ICU patients. After their transfer to the surgical unit,
93 … about clinical guidelines for pain management needs to be applied to the care of cardiac

Pain after cardiac surgery: a review of the assessment and management.

R Parizad, F Abdolahzadeh, M Mousavi-Shabestari - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Pain relief is one of the most complex issues related to pain, although … of pain and its
management in cardiac surgery patients. … Pain management and control has more benefits than its …

From theory to practice: preventing pain after cardiac surgery

J Reimer-Kent - American Journal of Critical Care, 2003 - AACN
… In our cardiac surgery program, we continually look for ways to improve care. Currently,
we are making several changes to the pain management plan. They include beginning …

[PDF][PDF] Pain management after cardiac surgery: are we underestimating post sternotomy pain

K Raksamani, W Wongkornrat, P Siriboon… - J Med Assoc …, 2013 - researchgate.net
… In conclusion, the prevalence of moderate to severe pain after cardiac surgery in the present
… patients had less pain than they expected and were very satisfied with the pain treatment. …