• 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. West China Med Co. LTD, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China;
YANG Mei, Email: yangmei69@126.com
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Objective To investigate the current status of outpatient pain management in patients with pulmonary disease after surgery by WeChat and to provide a basis for postoperative pain management.Methods A total of 449 patients who underwent thoracic surgery in our hospital from December 2017 to May 2018 were enrolled, including 156 males and 293 females with an average age of 22-83 (55.54±11.17) years. Brief Pain Inventory was adopted for pain assessment in 24-48 hours after discharge and 24 hours after removal of from the wound.Results Totally 98.22% of the patients reported that they suffered from pain in 24-48 h after discharge, most pain position was still at drainage port (45.21%), the overall pain score was 2.75 (2.00, 3.25) points, and 82.85% of patients adopted physical methods to relieve pain. After removal of stitches at the drainage port, 79.29% of the patients suffered from pain, the pain site was mainly at the drainage port (47.88%), and the overall pain score was 1.75 (1.25, 2.25) points, and 73.94% of patients adopted physical methods to relieve pain. The score of the overall influence degree of pain on patients was 2.29 (1.86, 2.86) points and 1.86 (1.29, 2.43) points, while pain had the greatest influence on sleep and mood. The scores were 4.00 (3.00, 5.00) points, 3.00 (2.00, 4.00) points and 2.00 (1.00, 4.00) points, 3.00 (2.00, 4.00) points, respectively.Conclusion Under the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery, the overall pain level of patients with pulmonary disease after discharge is mild pain, but the application rate of drug analgesia in patients is low. The overall effect of pain on postoperative patients with lung cancer is low, but it has a great impact on sleep and mood. Medical staff should strengthen the pain education for patients in order to improve their pain self-management ability.

Citation: YANG Mei, ZHENG E, LIN Lin, ZHOU Hongxia, MA Dan, ZHANG Qin. The status quo of postoperative pain management in patients with pulmonary disease after discharge. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019, 26(11): 1098-1102. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201902022 Copy

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