Also known as Postoperative Pain
Pain is an unpleasant feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting alcohol on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone". The International Association for the Study of Pain's widely used definition states: "Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage."
Source: WikipediaWithin all the people who go to their doctor with pain after an operation, 68% report having sharp abdominal pain, 64% report having back pain, and 61% report having sharp chest pain.
Patients with pain after an operation often receive radiographic imaging procedure, hematologic tests, complete blood count, plain x-ray, intravenous fluid replacement, kidney function tests, urinalysis and glucose measurement .
The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with pain after an operation include orphenadrine (flexon), butorphanol (stadol), dimenhydrinate (dramamine), chlorzoxazone, lipase, acetaminophen / dextromethorphan / doxylamine / pseudoephedrine, methotrimeprazine, lyme disease vaccine, ibuprofen / oxycodone, isoxsuprine, cephapirin, carbetapentane / pseudoephedrine and hydrochlorothiazide / reserpine .
Orphenadrine (Flexon) | $37 (21 days) | |
Butorphanol (Stadol) | $80 (21 days) | |
Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) | $4 (21 days) | |
Chlorzoxazone | $10 (28 days) | |
Lipase | ||
Methotrimeprazine | ||
Lyme Disease Vaccine | ||
Isoxsuprine | ||
Cephapirin |
Groups of people at highest risk for pain after an operation include age 30-44 years. On the other hand, age < 1 years almost never get pain after an operation.
< 1 years | 0.0x | |
1-4 years | 0.1x | |
5-14 years | 0.4x | |
15-29 years | 1.3x | |
30-44 years | 1.6x | |
45-59 years | 1.2x | |
60-74 years | 0.8x | |
75+ years | 0.6x |
Male | 0.9x | |
Female | 1.1x |
Black | 1.0x | |
Hispanic | 0.7x | |
White | 1.1x | |
Other | 0.7x |