Comportamiento del dolor y el uso de la estimulación eléctrica nerviosa transcutánea en el postoperatorio de cirugías torácicas
- Rocha, V. M. da
- de Almeida Araujo, C. A.
- Farias, C. A. Carvalho de
- Lantarón Caeiro, Eva María
- Teixeira Xavier, T.
ISSN: 0211-5638
Year of publication: 2001
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 200-205
Type: Article
More publications in: Fisioterapia
Abstract
This work forms the basis for a case study whose main objective is that of investigating the postoperative pain symptoms in patients recovering from thoracic surgery. Participants in this study utilized transcutaneous electric nervous stimulation (TENS) as a form of postoperative analgesic. The sample was made up of five postoperative thoracic surgery patients - three males, averaging 39 years old, and two females averaging 45 years old. Evaluation of the pain was made through the use of a numeric scale and the McGill questionnaire. Pain evaluation in this study was proceeded by apreoperative evaluation, using a surgical and postoperative accompaniment, with the TENS application accompanied with the use of a physical therapy pain intervention and reassessment. Results from this study indicate that the TENS was efficient in the reduction of the pain symptoms present in patients in this study.