Table 5.
Patients satisfaction on pain management in the first 24 h postoperatively.
| Category | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pain relief | 0% (no relief) | 51 (28.3) |
| 10–30 (mild relief) | 71 (39.4) | |
| 40–60 (moderate relief) | 45 (25) | |
| 70–100 (complete relief) | 13 (7.3) | |
| Patients allowed to participate in pain management decision | 0 not at all | 156 (86.7) |
| 1–3 | 20 (11.1) | |
| 4–6 | 4 (2.2) | |
| 7–10 very much | 0 (0) | |
| Satisfaction | 0 extremely dissatisfied | 12 (6.7) |
| 1–3 dissatisfied | 45 (25) | |
| 4–6 satisfied | 67 (37.2) | |
| 7–10 extremely satisfied | 56 (31.1) | |
| Asked about pain relief | Never | 23 (12.8) |
| Sometimes | 46 (25.6) | |
| Often | 78 (43.3) | |
| Always | 33 (18.3) | |
| Information given to patients about pain relive stratagem | 0 no information given | 92 (51.2) |
| 1–3 some given | 54 (30) | |
| 4–6 | 17 (9.4) | |
| 7–10 adequate given | 17 (9.4) | |
| Pain control type | Pain pills | 14 (7.8) |
| Pain injections IM | 35 (19.4) | |
| Pain injections IV | 118 (65.6) | |
| Peripheral nerve block | 13 (7.2) | |
| Level of pain | Less than expected | 29 (16.1) |
| As expected | 94 (52.2) | |
| More than expected | 57 (31.7) | |
| Analgesics prescribed by | Surgeon | 145 (80.6) |
| Anesthetist | 24 (13.3) | |
| Nurse | 11 (6.1) |