Chronic Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Chronic pain, genetic polymorphisms, postoperative pain
Brief summary
The treatment of postoperative pain continues to be inadequate in the investigators practice setting. Inadequate pain treatment not only contributes to postoperative complications in the short term but can also be a factor that favors the development of chronic postoperative pain and diminishes long-term quality of life. Risk factors that can lead to a transition to chronic pain need to be analyzed.
Interventions
PROCEDUREInguinal herniorraphy.
Inguinal herniorraphy (non laparoscopic).
PROCEDUREHysterectomy.
Hysterectomy: Vaginal and abdominal.
PROCEDUREThoracotomy .
Thoracotomy (non laparoscopic).
Sponsors
Fundacion IMIM
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with given inform consent, aged mor than 18 years, who undergo scheduled surgery of one of the following types: inguinal hernia (men), hysterectomy, thoracotomy (men).
Exclusion criteria
* Patients aged less than 18 years, * Patients requiring reoperation because of surgical complications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of chronic postsurgical pain. | After 3 and 12 months of surgery. | After 3 months a physical examination will take place and after 12 months a follow-up will be reported by phone. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Predictive factors of chronic postsurgical pain. | After 3 and 12 months of surgery. | Preoperative (psychological factors, preoperative pain, pharmacologic treatment) intraoperative (surgical technic, type of anaestesia) and postoperative(posoperative pain, surgical complications and treatment of postoperative pain). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed