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Medial open transversus abdominis plane (MOTAP) catheters for analgesia following open liver resection: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central Ltd., 21/06/2014)
Background: The current standard for pain control following liver surgery is intravenous, patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) or epidural analgesia. We have developed a modification of a regional technique called medial ...
Acute pain after total hip arthroplasty does not predict the development of chronic postsurgical pain 6 months later
(Springer Verlag, 2010)
Purpose
Much remains unknown about the relationship between acute postoperative pain and the development of pathologic chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). The purpose of this project was to identify the extent to which ...
Preventive Analgesia: Quo Vadimus?
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011-11)
The classic definition of preemptive analgesia requires 2 groups of patients to receive identical treatment before or after incision or surgery. The only difference between the 2 groups is the timing of administration of ...
Continuous regional anaesthesia provides effective pain management and reduces opioid requirement following major lower limb amputation
(Elsevier, 2014-11)
Objectives: Postoperative stump pain after major lower limb amputation is a significant impediment to the recovery of amputees. The vast majority of patients require opioid analgesics following surgery, which are associated ...
Genetics of chronic post-surgical pain: A crucial step toward personal pain medicine
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2015-03)
Purpose
Most patients who undergo surgery or experience a traumatic injury suffer from acute pain that subsides once tissues heal. Nevertheless, the pain remains in 15-30% of patients, sometimes for life, and this chronic ...
Distinguishing problematic from nonproblematic postsurgical pain: A pain trajectory analysis after total knee arthroplasty
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2015-03)
The goal of this study was to follow a cohort of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty over time to: (1) identify and describe the various pain trajectories beginning preoperatively and for up to 12 months after ...
Pregabalin reduces postoperative opioid consumption and pain for 1 week after hospital discharge, but does not affect function at 6 weeks or 3 months after total hip arthroplasty
(Oxford University Press, 2015-12)
BACKGROUND:
This study examined whether a perioperative regimen of pregabalin added to celecoxib improved pain scores and functional outcomes postdischarge up to 3 months after total hip arthroplasty (primary outcome) and ...
Preventive analgesia and novel strategies for the prevention of chronic post-surgical pain
(Springer International Publishing, 2015-03)
Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is a serious complication of major surgery that can impair a patient’s quality of life. The development of CPSP is a complex process which involves biologic, psychosocial, and environmental ...
Surgically-placed abdominal wall catheters on postoperative analgesia and outcomes after living liver donation
(Wiley, 2015-04)
Living donor liver resections are associated with significant postoperative pain. Epidural analgesia is the gold standard for postoperative pain management, although it is often refused or contraindicated. Surgically placed ...
Pain catastrophizing as a risk factor for chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review
(Dove Medical Press Limited, 05/01/2015)
Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common and costly surgical procedure. Despite high success rates, many TKA patients develop chronic pain in the months and years following surgery, constituting a public health ...