Despite significant interest in improving postoperative pain management, evidence shows that world prevalence of moderately intense pain in hospitalized patients ranges between 26.0%, and 33.0%, whereas prevalence of severe pain has been estimated to be between 8.0% and 13.0%.Postoperative complications caused by pain in the main organ systems have been well-described.
A pesar del marcado reciente interés por mejorar el manejo del dolor postoperatorio, la evidencia a nivel mundial muestra que su prevalencia de intensidad moderada a severa en pacientes hospitalizados es del 26,0 al 33,0%, y la del dolor severo se ha estimado entre el 8,0 y el 13,0%.