Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain Following Cardiac Surgery: A Single-center Prospective Cohort Study.

Maggie Z X XiaoJames S KhanElad DanaVivek RaoGeorge DjaianiPhilippe RichebéJoel KatzDorothy WongHance Clarke

Published in: Anesthesiology (2023)

Nearly one in three patients undergoing cardiac surgery reported pain at 3 months follow-up, with ~15% reporting persistent pain at 1 year. Female sex, pre-existing chronic pain, and baseline depression were associated with postsurgical pain scores across all three time periods.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
cardiac surgery
pain management
patients undergoing
neuropathic pain
depressive symptoms
emergency department
spinal cord injury
sleep quality
electronic health record