Standardized pain management in accelerated rehabilitation of patients after cardiac surgeries

  Objective  To observe the effect of standardized pain management in accelerated rehabilitation of patients after cardiac surgeries.

  Methods  Totally 150 patients with cardiac surgeries were randomly divided into control group (n=75) and observation group (n=74, one case missed in the study). The control group was treated with routine nursing measures, and the observation group was treated with standardized pain management on the basis of routine nursing. The pain scores at 1 to 5 days after operation, effective cough condition, bed-off activity condition, the incidence of pulmonary infection and the satisfaction degree to nursing service were compared between the two groups.

  Results  The pain scores at 1 to 5 days after operation in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, and the effective cough condition and bed-off activity condition were significantly better than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative pulmonary infection in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group, and the satisfaction degree to nursing service was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  Standardized pain management can alleviate the pain of patients after cardiac surgery, reduce the incidence of postoperative complications, enhance the quality of nursing service, and promote the postoperative rehabilitation.