Frequency of Post Sternotomy Pain After Redo Cardiac Surgery.
Keywords:
post sternotomy pain, redo surgery, frequency, risk factors, ageAbstract
Frequency of Post Sternotomy Pain After Redo Cardiac Surgery
ABSTRACT
Background: Although the most serious complications following cardiac surgery are fairly well known. The most common complication of post sternotomy pain, which is associated with redo cardiac surgeries.
Aims and Objective: The main aim of the study was to determine the incidence of chronic post sternotomy pain in patients undergoing redo cardiac surgery in general mostly due to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valvular surgeries.
Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, quantitative study among the group of 100 patients at Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore. A questionnaire was employed to record data about patient’s demographics, type of surgery, history of surgery as well as risk factors like Diabetes Miletus, hypertension, smoking, and hyperlipidemia. VAS pain scale was used to assess pain intensity in a range of 1-10 on the VAS scale.
Results: From the results, males (72%) were more affected from post sternotomy pain than females (28%). Similarly, among age groups, frequency of pain was lesser in younger patients (6%) than patients with age 37 to 72 (94%). There were 89% diabetic and 81% of patients suffered from hypertension while 46% of patients were smokers and 73% of patients were found to be patients of hyperlipidemia. 84% of patients underwent CABG surgery while 3% of patients underwent valvular surgery. 99% of patients who suffered from post sternotomy pain underwent redo cardiac surgery while in case of re-exploration, 100% of patients suffered from post sternotomy pain. 34% of patients represented their pain intensity as 2/10 at the VAS pain scale while 2% marked their pain intensity as 6/10 and 7/10.
Keywords: post sternotomy pain, redo surgery, frequency, risk factors, age
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