Acute and Persistent Postoperative Pain after Breast Surgery
Acute and Persistent Postoperative Pain after Breast Surgery
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00611.x
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Blau, William S.
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作者：
Fecho, Karamarie;Miller, Natalie R.;Blau, William S.
This study's primary aim was to determine levels of acute and persistent postoperative pain and the incidence of severe postoperative pain after mastectomy. A secondary aim was to examine factors associated with postoperative pain.A retrospective cohort study of 196 female breast surgery subjects was conducted. Data were collected on: numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scores in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and at 1 month and 6-12 months postoperative; age; race; insurance; obesity; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; hypertension; anesthesia care time; and intraoperative and PACU opioid use. Severe postoperative pain was defined as NAS >= 5. Data were analyzed using chi square, Fisher's exact test or analysis of variance, with alpha = 0.05.PACU pain and the incidence of severe PACU pain increased with surgical complexity (P < 0.005). PACU pain scores averaged 4.71 +/- 0.24 and 57.7% of subjects experienced severe pain. Postoperative pain scores at 1 or 6-12 months did not vary by surgical complexity and averaged 2.21 +/- 0.32 and 0.74 +/- 0.22, respectively. Severe postoperative pain was experienced by 22.1% of subjects at 1 month and 8.2% of subjects at 6-12 months. Older age and systolic hypertension were associated with less PACU pain. Non-White race, obesity, and high PACU opioid use were associated with greater postoperative pain at 1 month. Non-White people also had greater postoperative pain at 6-12 months.The results suggest that nearly 60% of breast surgery patients experience severe acute postoperative pain, with severe pain persisting for 6-12 months in almost 10% of patients.
