Research Article
Postoperative Pain, an Unmet Problem in Day or Overnight Italian Surgery Patients: A Prospective Study
Table 4
Discharge therapies by type of surgery and administration time.
| | Therapy at discharge | Nonopioids regular basis | Weak opioids regular basis | No opioids | Weak opioids | No therapy |
| | Orthopedic surgery | | | | | | | Valgus toe surgery (60) | 0 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Shoulder arthroscopy (11) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Knee arthroscopy (35) | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (22) | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | | Total (%) | 23 (18) | 90 (70) | 13 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
| | General surgery | | | | | | | Hemorrhoidectomy (25) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | Inguinal hernioplasty (57) | 12 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (13) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Tumor/cyst removal (53) | 5 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | Total (%) | 29 (20) | 82 (55) | 7 (5) | 28 (19) | 2 (1) |
| | Pain at 24 hours | | | | | | | No pain/mild pain | 13/18 | 30/77 | 4/10 | 0/8 | 0/2 | | Moderate/severe pain | 13/8 (40.3) | 47/16 (37) | 2/4 | 12/8 (71.4) | 1/0 | | Median pain (range) | 4 (0–10) | 3 (0–10) | 3 (0–8) | 6,5 (1–9) | 1 (1–6) |
| | Pain at 48 hours | | | | | | | No/mild pain | 10/21 | 26/77 | 2/8 | 0/8 | 1/2 | | Moderate/severe pain | 11/5 (34) | 33/7(28) | 3/2 | 13/3 (66.6) | 0/0 | | Median pain (range) | 4 (0–10) | 3 (0–10) | 3 (0–8) | 5 (1–8) | 2 (0–4) |
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