A retrospective study of chronic post-surgical pain following thoracic surgery: Prevalence, risk factors, incidence of neuropathic component, and impact on qualify of life

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Peng, Zhiyou ^a   Li, Huiling ^a   Zhang, Chong ^a   Qian, Xiang ^b   Feng, Zhiying ^a   Zhu, Shengmei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC POSTSURGICAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84896525805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090014     Document Type: Article

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