A Prospective Study of Chronic Pain after Thoracic Surgery

2017290 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Emine O. Bayman · University of Iowa

Kalpaj R. Parekh · University of Iowa

John Keech · University of Iowa

Atakan Selte · University of Iowa

Timothy J. Brennan · University of Iowa

Abstract

There was no difference in the incidence and severity of chronic pain at 6 months in patients undergoing thoracotomy versus thoracoscopy. Unlike other postsurgical pain conditions, none of the preoperative psychosocial measurements were associated with chronic pain after thoracic surgery.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Pain Management Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pain Management and Opioid Use

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesiology

Volume 126, Issue 5, pp. 938-951

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001576

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