The association of sex with pain scores and perioperative opioid administration following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Sadeq A QuraishiSonika SethLuis Fernando Gonzalez-CiccarelliMohammad DahlawiRenan FerrufinoSajani N ShahRoman SchumannPublished in: Pain management (2021)
Aim: We investigated whether sex is associated with pain scores and opioid administration after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Materials & methods: We performed a single-center, retrospective analysis of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy patients from December 2016-July 2018. Multivariable linear regressions were performed to investigate the association of sex with pain scores and opioid administration. Results: Baseline pain scores were similar between women and men (n = 266; 78% women). Men reported lower pain scores in all phases of care and received more opioids during their hospitalization (ß = 25.48; 95% CI: 5.77-45.20; p = 0.01), compared with women. Conclusion: Our data suggest that women self-report greater postoperative pain scores, while men received more opioids during their hospitalization. Further studies are needed to understand the reasons for such differences in postoperative pain management.
Keyphrases
- pain management
- chronic pain
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- postoperative pain
- patients undergoing
- breast cancer risk
- healthcare
- neuropathic pain
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- spinal cord injury
- metabolic syndrome
- prognostic factors
- high resolution
- skeletal muscle
- palliative care
- artificial intelligence
- patient reported outcomes