Pain in the post-operative of myocardial revascularization and its inter-realtion with the quality of life

Abstract

Objective: To understand the pain of patients subject to the myocardial revascularization in order to inter-relate this condition with the quality of life. Method: Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory, conducted with 10 clients on the third day post-operative myocardial revascularization in a large hospital in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul. Results: They emphasize that (05) showed the pain in threshold pain 7, (01) showed threshold 2, and others (04) threshold 9, which are the categories that emerged in the application of visual analogue scale. In addition, five respondents rated the pain as an unpleasant sensation, four patients considerate the pain horrible/terrible and the only one referred to as burnt. Conclusions: These categories detected by most users suggest that these signals can interfere considerably in quality of life and restricts them in their daily functions, and can delay your recovery.