Pain Scores after Open Fetal Spina Bifida Repair and Caesarean Section: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In fetal surgery, successful pain management is crucial for postoperative mobilization, prophylaxis of contractions, and fast recovery. This study analyzed patient's pain experience after open fetal spina bifida (fSB) repair in comparison to pain scores after the subsequent Caesarean section (C-section).

Materials and methods

Data were collected with a questionnaire given to 91 women, who had fSB repair and then C-section at our center between 2019 and 2022. It comprised 12 questions covering different aspects of pain experience and satisfaction with pain therapy and was answered by 67 women after fSB repair and 53 after C-section. Postoperative pain was rated on a Likert scale from 0 (slight/rarely) to 100 (strongest/always). Outcomes after fSB repair were comp

SUBMITTER: Zepf J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11251655 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature