Postoperative pain treatment after vascular surgical procedures

This study was conducted at the Department of Surgery of the University Hospital Split, Croatia. The following data on 501 patients who underwent vascular surgical procedures during year 2013 were collected from patients’ medical records: age, gender, type and dosage of premedication, preoperative patient's physical status, type of procedure, duration of procedure – surgical and anesthesia time, type and dosage of anesthesia, the type and dosage of postoperative analgesia for each postoperative day, the need for intensive care. Departmental procedures were examined to assess adherence to guidelines for perioperative pain management.