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Post-operative symptoms at home in children following day case surgery

Aramide Folayemi Faponle1, Usang Edet Usang

  • 1Dept. Anaesthesia, Obafemi Awolowo Univ. Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. folafaps@yahoo.com

Middle East Journal of Anaesthesiology
|May 22, 2007
PubMed

Insights

Post-operative symptoms after pediatric day case surgery are common, with pain being the most frequent. Improved patient education and peri-operative analgesia can effectively manage these symptoms and enhance recovery.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Anesthesiology
  • Patient Recovery

Background:

  • Examines post-operative symptoms in children undergoing day case surgery.
  • Focuses on symptoms experienced at home post-discharge.
  • Assesses parental evaluation of hospital-provided care instructions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the types and frequency of post-operative symptoms in pediatric day case surgery patients.
  • To evaluate the adequacy of pre-discharge instructions for home care.
  • To identify areas for improvement in managing pediatric surgical recovery at home.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective, questionnaire-based study of children aged 1 day to 14 years.
  • Follow-up conducted over a one-year period after elective day case surgery.
  • Parents completed structured questionnaires on symptoms and discharge instructions.

Main Results:

  • Pain (72%), emetic symptoms (16%), and difficulty walking (7%) were most common.
  • No unplanned hospital admissions occurred.
  • Two-thirds of parents felt inadequately informed about wound care and overall recovery.

Conclusions:

  • Post-operative symptoms are treatable and preventable.
  • Wider use of peri-operative analgesia is recommended.
  • Enhanced patient and parent education is crucial for successful day case surgery recovery.
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