Assessment of pain during rest and during activities in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery

OBJECTIVE: to assess the intensity and site of pain after Cardiac Surgery through sternotomy during rest and while performing five activities. METHOD: descriptive study with a prospective cohort design. A total of 48 individuals participated in the study. A Multidimensional Scale for Pain Asses...

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Main Authors: Larissa Coelho de Mello, Silvio Fernando Castro Rosatti, Priscilla Hortense
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000100136&lng=en&tlng=en