Early postoperative pain and 30-day complications following major abdominal surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

Esmee van HeldenJosephine KranendonkAd VermulstArjen de BoerPhilip de ReuverCamiel RosmanJohannes de WiltKees van LaarhovenGert Jan SchefferChristiaan KeijzerMichiel Warlé

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2024)

After major abdominal surgery, higher postoperative pain scores on day 1 are associated with an increased risk of 30-day postoperative complications. Further studies should pursue whether optimization of perioperative analgesia can improve immune homeostasis, reduce complications after surgery and enhance postoperative recovery.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
patients undergoing
risk factors
cardiac surgery
case control
acute kidney injury