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Acute Pain after Thoracic Surgery Predicts Long-Term Post-Thoracotomy Pain

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Katz, Joel, Jackson, Marla, Kavanagh, Brian P., Sandler, Alan N.·1996·The Clinical Journal of Pain
DOI 10.1097/00002508-199603000-00009
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OBJECTIVE: Long-term pain is a common sequela of thoracotomy, occurring in approximately 50% of patients 2 years after thoracic surgery. Despite this alarming statistic, little is known about the factors responsible for the transition of acute to chronic pain. The aim of the present study is to identify predictors of long-term post-thoracotomy pain. DESIGN: Follow-up was for 1.5 years for patients who had participated in a prospective, randomized, controlled trial of preemptive, multimodal analgesia. SETTING: Subjects were recruited from a tertiary care center. PATIENTS: Thirty patients who had undergone lateral thoracotomy were followed up by telephone, administered a structured interview, and classified according to long-term pain status. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Present pain status was measured by a verbal rating scale (VAS). Measures obtained within the first 48 h after surgery were compared between patients with and without pain 1.5 years later. These include VAS pain scores at rest and after movement, McGill Pain Questionnaire data, patient-controlled morphine consumption (mg), and pain thresholds to pressure applied to a rib contralateral to the thoracotomy incision. RESULTS: Fifty-two percent of patients reported long-term pain. Early postoperative pain was the only factor that significantly predicted long-term pain. Pain intensity 24 h after surgery, at rest, and after movement was significantly greater among patients who developed long-term pain compared with pain-free patients. A significant predictive relationship was also found at 24 and 48 h using the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Cumulative morphine was comparable for the two groups. Pain thresholds to pressure applied to a rib contralateral to the incision did not differ significantly between the groups. CONCLUSION: Aggressive management of early postoperative pain may reduce the likelihood of long-term post-thoracotomy pain.

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Authors
Katz, J., Jackson, M., Kavanagh, B. P., & Sandler, A. N.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
  • Katz, Joel
  • Jackson, Marla
ORCID
Katz, Joel
Venue
The Clinical Journal of Pain
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
1996-03
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
50-55
ISSN
0749-8047 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/00002508-199603000-00009
OpenAlex
W1964647709
Cited by
915
References
22
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Clinical Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • YorkSpace (York University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Medical Research Council Canada
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Keywords
post-thoracotomy pain, chronic postoperative pain, acute postoperative pain, lateral thoracotomy, preemptive analgesia, multimodal analgesia, pain intensity, McGill Pain Questionnaire, morphine consumption, pain threshold, pressure pain threshold
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Analgesics, Opioid, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Morphine, Pain, Pain Measurement, Postoperative Pain, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Thoracotomy

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