Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Pain, Chronic, Sternotomy
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic postoperative pain is a well-known problem. Chronic postoperative pain is defined as pain that begins following a surgical procedure and persists for more than 2 months without other obvious causes such as infection or underlying disease. Sternotomy causes significant postoperative pain, and patients with chronic pain after sternotomy are often referred to pain clinics. The incidence of chronic pain after sternotomy ranges from 17% to 56%; In approximately one-third of these patients, chronic pain after sternotomy can compromise their quality of life by affecting their sleep patterns and impairing their ability to work. However, epidemiological studies on chronic pain after sternotomy are scarce. The aim of this study is to examine the incidence and possible risk factors of chronic pain following sternotomy operations. In this study, it was aimed to analyze the chronic pain findings of the patients who underwent sternotomy in the postoperative 3rd month.
Interventions
PROCEDURESternotomy application
The chronic pain findings of the patients who underwent sternotomy will be questioned at the postoperative 3rd month.
Sponsors
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 18 and 80 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status I-II-III-IV * Body mass index (BMI) between 18-35 kg/m2 * Patients undergoing elective sternotomy
Exclusion criteria
* History of chronic analgesic therapy * Patients with previous sternotomy 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 month | Chronic pain symptoms will be assessed using the numeric rating scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Chronic 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 at the 3rd month after surgery. |
| Quality of life at 3rd months. | Quality of life at 3rd months. | It will also be questioned whether the current pain of the patients affects their daily activities. It will be coded as '0 = not at all, 1 = slightly affecting, 2 = very affecting'. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acute pain score | At the 24th hour after surgery | Pain will be assessed at rest and while coughing using the visual analog scale on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain). Pain assessment will be done at the 24th hour after surgery. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORNilgün ZENGİN, MD
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Outcome results
None listed