Research Article
Postoperative Pain, an Unmet Problem in Day or Overnight Italian Surgery Patients: A Prospective Study
Table 3
Postoperative analgesia in recovery room by type of surgery.
| | Surgery | Nonopioid | Weak opioid | Strong opioid | Total |
| | Orthopedic surgery | | | | | | Valgus toe surgery | 38 | 15 | 7 | 60 | | Shoulder arthroscopy | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | | Knee arthroscopy | 24 | 8 | 3 | 35 | | Hand surgery | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 | | Total (%) | 75 (59) | 38 (30) | 15 (11) | 128 | | General surgery | | | | | | Hemorrhoidectomy (25) | 12 | 8 | 5 | 25 | | Inguinal hernioplasty (57) | 31 | 19 | 7 | 57 | | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (13) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | | Tumor/cyst removal (53) | 14 | 38 | 0 | | | Total (%) | 57 (39) | 70 (47) | 20 (13) | 147 | | Orthopedic and general surgery (%) | 132 (48) | 108 (39) | 35 (13) | 1 (1) |
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patient had no therapy.
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