Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
A questionaire specifically developed using in depth interviews with patients that has undergone surgery has been developed. This questionaire will be used for longterm follow in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. 200 patients will be asked to fill in this questionaire preoperatively as well as 3 and 12 months after surgery to assess symptomburden after surgery with specific aim to study postoperative pain as well as other physical, mental and cognitive problems that may affect the patient and their daily activities, health, return to work, family life and economy.
Detailed description
In Sweden around 400 000 patients under go surgical operations in hospitals. A large proportion, around 20%, develop persistent postoperative pain which affects their quality of life and their recovery towards a normal life. A questionaire specifically developed using in depth interviews with patients that has undergone surgery has been developed. This questionaire will be used for longterm follow in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. 200 patients will be asked to fill in this questionaire preoperatively as well as 3 and 12 months after surgery to assess symptomburden after surgery with specific aim to study postoperative pain as well as other physical, mental and cognitive problems that may affect the patient and their daily activities, health, return to work, family life and economy.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients undergoing thoracic surgery (thoracotomy or thoracoscopy) who accept to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postoperative pain 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire | Pain at 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively | Pain at 3 months after surgery as compared to prior to surgery |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postoperative pain 12 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire | Pain at 12 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively | Pain at 12 months after surgery as compared to prior to surgery |
| Postoperative functional impairment after surgery assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire | Status at 3 months after surgery as compared to before the operation | Physical, mental and cognitive problems were assessed with a studyspecific questionaire 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively |
| Postoperative functional impairment 12 months after surgery assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire 12 month after surgery | Status 12 months after surgery compared to before surgery | Physical, mental and cognitive problems 12 months after surgery |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
Primary ContactStefan Lundin, MD PhD
Backup ContactSigrun Asgeirsdottir, MD
Outcome results
None listed