Postoperative Pain, an Unmet Problem in Day or Overnight Italian Surgery Patients: A Prospective Study

Table 1

Sample description.

	(%)
Age, mean (SD)	56.1 (±14.2)
Males	126 (46)
Orthopedic surgery
Valgus toe surgery	60 (21.7)
Knee arthroscopy	35 (12.7)
Hand surgery	22 (8.0)
Shoulder arthroscopy	11 (4.0)
General surgery
Inguinal hernioplasty	57 (20.7)
Tumor/cyst removal	53 (19.2)
Hemorrhoidectomy	25 (9.1)
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy	13 (4.6)
Anesthesia
Spinal	88 (31.9)
Local	72 (26.1)
Nerve/block	72 (26.1)
General	44 (15.9)
Postoperative analgesia in recovery room
Nonopioids	44 (47.8)
Weak opioids	108 (39.1)
Strong opioids	35 (12.7)
No analgesia	1 (0.4)
Pain therapy at home
Weak opioids regular basis	172 (62.3)
Nonopioids regular basis	52 (18.8)
Weak opioids PRN	28 (10.1)
Nonopioids PRN	20 (7.2)
No treatment	4 (1.6)