Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled to undergo respiratory surgery who are 18 years of age or older at the time of informed consent and who provide consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients whose surgical procedure was changed (e.g., conversion to thoracotomy), patients for whom follow-up is difficult, and patients with deformities of the lower extremities or measurement sites or a history of surgery at those sites that would preclude accurate gait testing or muscle thickness measurement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence or absence of PTPS at 3 months after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pain score (VAS, NRS, McGill Pain Questionnaire, PCS, EQ-5D, PDAS) 2. Analgesic consumption 3. Frailty (Barthel index, short physical performance, J-CHS, J-CFS) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology