Acute Postthoracotomy Pain - Impact of Gender

No Impact of Gender on Acute Postthoracotomy Pain - a Retrospective Analysis

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03281213

Enrollment

346

Registered

2017-09-13

Start date

2010-07-01

Completion date

2016-06-01

Last updated

2017-09-13

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Conditions

Analgesia, Gender, Postoperative Pain, Thoracotomy

Brief summary

Adequate analgesia in thoracic surgery is essential to prevent severe postoperative complications, especially respiratory problems. Current knowledge about gender-related differences in pain states generally more frequent and intense pain and more demand for analgesics in women. Results about postsurgical pain in particular are very inconclusive. The investigators tried to find out if gender has an influence on postthoracotomy pain and analgesics requirement.

Interventions

OTHERThoracotomy

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* open lung surgery between July 2010 and December 2014

Exclusion criteria

* redo-thoracotomy * chest wall or rib resection * other approach than lateral thoracotomy * additional incision at other site (e.g. laparotomy) * chest trauma * mesothelioma * hemofiltration or haemodialysis * longer than one day stay at intensive care unit * pre-existent chronic pain and/or chronic opioid intake * short stay in hospital

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scores	first 5 postoperative days
Analgesics requirement	first 5 postoperative days

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026