Prospective cohort study on the trajectory and association of perioperative anxiety and postoperative opioid-related outcomes.

Shay N NguyenAfton L HassettHsou-Mei HuChad M BrummettMark C BicketNoelle E CarlozziJennifer F Waljee

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2022)

Anxiety is an independent risk factor for increased pain and opioid use after surgery. Future studies examining targeted behavioral therapies to reduce anxiety during the perioperative period may positively impact postoperative pain and opioid use.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
patients undergoing
chronic pain
sleep quality
pain management
cardiac surgery
neuropathic pain
metabolic syndrome
spinal cord
drug delivery