Many believe that post-operative pain is normal and should be endured, but not. It is the right of every patient to experience and feel comfortable after the operation, and if the post-operative pain is severe, it is possible to ask a doctor for some pain relief.
Post-operative pain not only places a physical and psychological burden on the patient, but may also affect gastrointestinal functions, cardiovascular and lung functions, coagulation functions, endocrine metabolism, etc. and cause complications. Therefore, effective post-operative pains are particularly important.
Post-operative pain means the process of mitigating or eliminating post-operative pain through various means. This is not only to alleviate the suffering of the patient, but also to reduce the stress caused by the surgery and the incidence of post-operative complications, thereby helping the patient to recover more quickly and reduce the length of hospitalization.
At present, in the anaesthesia section, we use a number of methods, mainly for post-operative pain and suffering.
Oral analgesics: Applies to operations that are less traumatic and affect patients with less pain, and commonly used oral analgesics include non-acute anti-inflammation analgesics (e.g. Broven) and opioid analgesics (e.g. GHD).
Injection of muscles with a painkiller: the usual post-operative method of painkilling applies to patients who need to fast after an operation. The advantage is that pain can be alleviated quickly and the disadvantage is that pain can still be felt if the surgery is traumatic and the pain is reduced. Common drugs such as Dizhosin.
PCIA (a patient’s self-controlled intravenous sting): The automatic or manual delivery of a drug through a mechanical or electronic pump can be done by a doctor in advance of the operation at the rate and maximum dose of a vein pump, or by the patient’s hand, depending on his or her pain. The advantage is to sustain the pain, to maintain a stable concentration of blood, to have a good effect and to have a small side effect.
The PCEA (the patient’s self-controlled excretional pain) requires pre-dural excretion penetration into the epidural catheter, which is injected into the epidural catheter by a mechanical or electronic pump with an earlier pre-dural tube. The advantage is that there are relatively few medications, with little overall impact, and they are widely used for birth pain.
Neural retardation is used for post-operative pain: with the development of medical technology, the precise injection of analgesics around the target nerve can also be achieved through the PCA (patient self-control pain control) technique, “doctor-set, patient self-control”, thus reducing the impact on non-surgery areas and the incidence of urine retention.
Post-operative pains, while effective, can also be accompanied by side effects such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting and urination. These side effects are related to the individual ‘ s physical condition, medications and the way in which the operation is performed, and anesthetologists usually adjust the method of pain and pain medication to the specific circumstances. Clinical regular doses of post-operative analgesics generally do not give rise to very serious complications, such as skin itching, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and urination. However, these side effects are also human-specific and not everyone can produce them, and they are relatively minor, relatively small and preventable relative to the side effects of pain.
In short, post-operative pain and pain is an integral part of the surgical rehabilitation process. By means of scientifically sound pain-alleviation methods, the patient ‘ s suffering can be effectively alleviated, the process of rehabilitation accelerated and the quality of post-operative life improved.
