Postoperative analgesia and patient satisfaction

Opioids continue to be the mainstay of postoperative pain control after surgery. "As required" (PRN) scheduling of intramuscular (or intravenous) opioid administration by health care attendants has been shown to be inadequate for postoperative analgesia. The shortcomings of traditional methods of opioid administration for postoperative analgesia have been reviewed by Oden. l Recent major improvements in postoperative pain control are related mostly to alternative methods of opioid administration, in particular the use of spinal opioids2 …

Les morphiniques demeurent la pierre angulaire de l'analgrsie postoprratoire. Cependant, il a 6t6 prouv6 que la prescription de morphiniques <~ ~ la demande ~> (PRN) par le personnel soignant 6tait grnrmlement inadrquate pour les besoins de l'analgrsie postoprratoire. Les faiblesses de cette mrthode traditionnelle ont drjh fait l'objet dhane revue par Oden. i C'est grace aux morphimques rachidiens2 …