Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Pain, Chronic, VATS
Conditions
Keywords
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Pain, Chronic, VATS
Brief summary
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is frequently performed in thoracic surgery. It is widely accepted that VATS causes 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 pain in the later period, and may adversely affect the quality of life of the patients. This study, it was aimed to analyze the symptoms of chronic pain in the 1st and 3rd months postoperatively in patients who had undergone VATS.
Interventions
PROCEDUREVATS application
The chronic pain findings of the patients who underwent VATS will be questioned at the postoperative 1st and 3rd 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 between 18-35 kg/m2 * Patients undergoing elective VATS
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pain scores at 1st months. | Chronic pain symptoms at 1st 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 1st month after surgery. |
| Pain scores 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. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactOya Kaybal, MD
Backup ContactMusa Zengin, MD
Outcome results
None listed