ArticlePain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses2018
The Relationship of Age and Postoperative Pain in Women after Surgery for Breast Cancer.
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- Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Acupuncture for Hormone Therapy-Related Side Effects in Breast Cancer Patients: A GRADE-Assessed Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis.Integrative cancer therapiesPooled it
- The relationship between psychological distress and the nursing humanistic care demands in postoperative cancer inpatients: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Female Patients Undergoing Breast and Gynecological Surgery: A Narrative Review of Risk Factors and Prophylaxis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Older Women and Opioid Analgesia after Breast Cancer Surgery.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2021Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Published Literature in Postoperative Pain in Elderly Patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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backgroundIn the past, elderly women with breast cancer were not offered surgery because of beliefs that they would experience serious complications from comorbidities and increased chronological age. Today the decision to offer surgery is based on a woman's fitness rather than her age.
objectiveThe purpose of this study is to compare the experience of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), anxiety, and reported pain levels in women who represent four different age groups after breast cancer surgery. This study employed a prospective comparative design. A large women's hospital which houses a Comprehensive Breast Care Program. Women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and scheduled for surgical resection.
methodsPostoperative pain was measured in the postanesthesia care unit using an 11-point verbal pain scale, PONV was measured categorically, and if present, severity of nausea was assessed. Anxiety was measured preoperatively by the short-form Profile of Mood States.
findingsA total of 97 women aged 37-78 participated in this study. Overall, 35% of all women experienced PONV; only two women (18%) in the highest age range (70-79) experienced PONV, yet they reported significantly more pain than women in the other age groups. Understanding the difference in postoperative symptoms experienced by older woman after surgery for breast cancer will support the development of age-specific strategies.
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