Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Pain, Chronic, Thoracotomy
Conditions
Keywords
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Pain, Chronic, Thoracotomy
Brief summary
Thoracotomy is frequently performed in thoracic surgery. It is widely accepted that thoracotomy causes severe acute pain. Many factors such as postoperative analgesia treatment plan, operation time, number of chest tubes, and duration of chest tube stay can affect acute pain. This acute pain prolongs the discharge time of the patients and increases the frequency of postoperative pulmonary complications and postoperative morbidity. Postoperative acute pain may cause chronic thoracotomy pain in the later period, and may adversely affect the quality of life of the patients. This study aims to analyze the symptoms of chronic pain in the 3rd and 6th months postoperatively in patients who had undergone thoracotomy.
Interventions
PROCEDUREThoracotomy application
The chronic pain findings of the patients who underwent thoracotomy will be questioned at the postoperative 3rd and 6th months.
Sponsors
Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 18 and 65 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II-III * Body mass index (BMI) between 18-35 kg/m2 * Patients undergoing elective thoracotomy
Exclusion criteria
* Advanced cancer * History of chronic analgesic therapy * Patients with previous thoracic surgery * Patients who were operated under emergency conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic pain symptoms at 3rd months. | Chronic pain symptoms at 3rd months. | Chronic pain symptoms will be assessed using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Neuropathic pain symptoms (burning, stabbing, electric shock-like pain, tingling, numbness, pins, and needles feeling, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and hypoesthesia) will also be asked to the patients in the 3rd month after surgery. |
| Chronic pain symptoms at 6th months. | Chronic pain symptoms at 6th months. | Chronic pain symptoms will be assessed using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Neuropathic pain symptoms (burning, stabbing, electric shock-like pain, tingling, numbness, pins, and needles feeling, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and hypoesthesia) will also be asked to the patients in the 6th month after surgery. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactMusa Zengin, MD
Backup ContactAli Alagoz, Assoc Prof
Outcome results
None listed