Abstract: Pain is a daily problem in patient encountered by medical practitioner. Postoperative pain that is not managed properly can cause complications and prolonged rehabilitation. Acute uncontrolled pain has a relationship with the development of chronic pain and decreased quality of life. Good pain management is very crucial for pain patients especially in post-operative patients. This study aims to determine the characteristics of pain management by Acute Pain Service team in postoperative patients at Sanglah General Hospital from January to March 2019. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional method. The data used is secondary data from Sanglah General Hospital Acute Pain Service recap. 979 of total study sample divided into 12 surgery departments. From this study, we found that the patients who performed the most surgery were 168 orthopaedic surgery patients. Analgesic administration techniques used were IV syringe pump (76.3%), epidural (17.7%), oral (3.3%), intermittent bolus (1.9%), PCA (0.7%), and PNB (0.2%). The most widely used type of medication is a combination of fentanyl and paracetamol in each surgical department.
Keywords: pain, analgesic administration techniques, type of medication, Sanglah General Hospital.
Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF PAIN MANAGEMENT BY ACUTE PAIN SERVICE IN POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS AT SANGLAH GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2019
Author: Kurnia Dyah Oktavia Putri, IGAG Utara Hartawan, Dewa Ayu Mas Shintya Dewi, IGN Mahaalit Aribawa
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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