ABSTRACT
Objetivo: A dor no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca é frequente. Poucos relatos existem sobre a sua relação com a função respiratória e o local mais frequentemente relatado. O objetivo é avaliar a intensidade e a localização da dor durante o período de internação e suas repercussões na função respiratória de pacientes submetidos à cirurgia cardíaca eletiva. Métodos: A função respiratória (volumes pulmonares, força muscular respiratória e pico de fluxo expiratório) foi avaliada nos períodos pré-operatório e pós-operatório (1º, 3º e 5º dia), utilizando os equipamentos ventilômetro, manovacuômetro e medidor de pico de fluxo expiratório. Para mensuração da dor utilizamos a escala visual analógica de dor. Resultados: O local com maior frequência de dor referida foi o esterno (50 por cento dos pacientes) e sua intensidade foi maior no primeiro dia de pós-operatório (8,32 na escala visual analógica). Em todas as variáveis analisadas houve piora dos valores em relação aos obtidos no pré-operatório (P < 0,05) e não observamos o retorno aos valores pré-operatórios até o quinto dia de pós-operatório em todas as variáveis observadas, com exceção da frequência respiratória. Foi observada correlação negativa entre a dor e a pressão inspiratória máxima no primeiro dia de pós-operatório (P = 0,019). Conclusão: A dor pós-operatória diminuiu a função respiratória nos pacientes avaliados, prejudicando a realização de inspirações profundas, principalmente no primeiro dia de pós-operatório.
Objective: The post operative pain after open heart surgeries had been often reported. Meager reports about respiratory function and pain correlation had been reported. The aim of this article is to assess the pain intensity and location during hospital admittance and its effect on pulmonary function in patients underwent elective cardiac surgery. Methods: Pulmonary function (lung volumes, respiratory pressures and peak expiratory flow) was assessed at the preoperative and post-operative time (1, 3 and 5 days) by ventilometer, manovacuometer and peak flow meter measurements. The assessment of pain intensity was carried out with a visual analogue scale for pain. Results: The majority of pain site was on sternotomy incision (50 percent of patients) and the intensity was higher at the first postoperative day (8.32 by visual scale measurement). All pulmonary variables decreased on post-operative time when compared to baseline values. All respiratory variables remained lower than to pre-operative time at fifth postoperative time (P > 0.05), with exception for respiratory rate. The pain and maximal inspiratory pressure showed a negative correlation at the first postoperative day (P = 0.019). Conclusion: Postoperative pain decreased lung function in patients precluding deep inspirations, in special, at the first post-operative day.
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Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cardiac Surgical Procedures , Lung/physiopathology , Pain, Postoperative/physiopathology , Respiration , Chi-Square Distribution , Length of Stay , Pain Measurement , Statistics, Nonparametric , Time FactorsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The post operative pain after open heart surgeries had been often reported. Meager reports about respiratory function and pain correlation had been reported. The aim of this article is to assess the pain intensity and location during hospital admittance and its effect on pulmonary function in patients underwent elective cardiac surgery. METHODS: Pulmonary function (lung volumes, respiratory pressures and peak expiratory flow) was assessed at the preoperative and post-operative time (1, 3 and 5 days) by ventilometer, manovacuometer and peak flow meter measurements. The assessment of pain intensity was carried out with a visual analogue scale for pain. RESULTS: The majority of pain site was on sternotomy incision (50% of patients) and the intensity was higher at the first postoperative day (8.32 by visual scale measurement). All pulmonary variables decreased on post-operative time when compared to baseline values. All respiratory variables remained lower than to pre-operative time at fifth postoperative time (P > 0.05), with exception for respiratory rate. The pain and maximal inspiratory pressure showed a negative correlation at the first postoperative day (P = 0.019). CONCLUSION: Postoperative pain decreased lung function in patients precluding deep inspirations, in special, at the first post-operative day.