Assessment of pain, anxiety and depression, and quality of life after minimally invasive aortic surgery.

Serge Sicouri Vishal N ShahCinthia P OrlovMeghan BuckleyKaterina DedeiliaKonstadinos A Plestis

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Following minimally invasive aortic surgery, VAS pain scores, HADS and scores in 7 of 8 SF-36 domains returned to preoperative baseline or improved compared to preoperative baseline at 1 month. At 3 months, scores in 3 of 8 SF-36 domains significantly improved compared to preoperative baseline. Larger studies are necessary for further investigation.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
chronic pain
patients undergoing
pain management
aortic valve
robot assisted
neuropathic pain
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
case control
pulmonary arterial hypertension
surgical site infection