The Effectiveness of Post-Operative Pain Regime in C-Section Mothers, Lira Regional Referral Hospita

Abstract

Purpose: This study sought to explore the effectiveness of pain management in post-caesarian section mothers in Lira Regional Referral hospital Methods: Using a descriptive cross sectional design, data was collected from 110 randomly selected mother who underwent Caesarian section delivery in Lira regional referral hospital for a period of 2months. An interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data as well as review of patients’ charts to discern the analgesic drug given to the post C-section mother in the first 24hrs. Findings: Out of the 110 participants who had C-section within the study period, 65.5% suffered excruciating pain, 30.9% got severe pain and 3.6% experienced moderate pain. None of the patients who suffered excruciating pain was given strong opioids like morphine, pethidine but they were instead treated with weak opioid like tramadol (67.6%) or NSAIDs (19.7%). Those with severe pain were treated predominantly with weak opioids (58.8%), although 14.7% received strong opioids. Overall, only 79.1% of the C-section mothers reported the got effective pain control Conclusion Most mothers who undergo CS at LRRH suffer either excruciating pain or severe pain, despite that, the commonly used analgesia in Post-Operative Pain Management at the facility are weak opioids and NSAIDs irrespective of whether a mother is suffering excruciating or severe pain. Effective pain control after C-section at LRRH is achieved in only79.1%.