The Role of Cytokines in Acute and Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Pediatric Patients after Major Musculoskeletal Surgeries.
Vidya ChidambaranQing DuanValentina PilipenkoSusan M GlynnAlyssa SprolesLisa J MartinMichael J LacagninaChristopher D KingLili DingPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
We identified pro-inflammatory cytokines associated with increased acute postoperative pain and anti-inflammatory cytokines associated with lower CPSP risk, with potential to serve as predictive and prognostic biomarkers.