Patient morbidity following oral day surgery—use of a post-operative telephone questionnaire

Day surgery: patients’ felt abandoned during the preoperative wait

“…Mitchell (2005) proposes that the level of information people need and how they retain it varies and so information provision should be more appropriately tailored to individual need. Certain authors have identified that reinforcement of information (Gilmartin & Wright 2007) could prove more successful either via ensuring carers/relatives are present (Barthelsson et al 2003) or by offering postoperative telephone calls (Thompson et al 2003).…”

“…As a consequence, Jacquet et al (2006) identified that there can be levels of apprehension the first night being at home following surgery. Thompson et al (2003) used questionnaires among 100 oral surgery patients to explore their experiences and found that between 45% and 92% of patients experienced some form of postoperative sequelae which was difficult to manage, such as nausea, vomiting and drowsiness. Pfisterer et al (2001) identified that some experiences of nausea and vomiting have been noted by patients' up to the 5th postoperative day.…”

“…Postdischarge reports are not always as favourable. Thompson et al (2003) uncovered as part of their follow-up phone calls that 11 patients were exceeding recommended doses of analgesics caused by problematic pain levels experienced at home. In addition 38AE8% of the sample in Cox and O'Connell's study still experienced pain between 5 and 10day postoperatively.…”

“…Certain authors have identified that reinforcement of information (Gilmartin & Wright 2007) could prove more successful either via ensuring carers/relatives are present (Barthelsson et al. 2003) or by offering postoperative telephone calls (Thompson et al. 2003).…”

Influência do momento de aplicação da estimulação elétrica nervosa transcutânea (TENS) como recurso analgésico em herniorrafias inguinais

“…A metoclopramida é muito utilizada para o tratamento da náusea que o paciente possa apresentar no período pós-operatório (THOMPSON et al, 2003). Na averiguação do uso dessa droga em todo o internamento hospilatar, o fato de não ter havido diferença significante entre os grupos também ratifica os dados obtidos por Guerra (2005), ao investigar a TENS preemptiva em colecistectomias por laparotomia; e Zárate et al (2001), ao pesquisar a eletroacupuntura antes de colecistectomias laparoscópicas.…”