Chronic post-surgical pain: A necessary review for a disregarded problem

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.25237/revchilanestv5127121603
dc.creatorPérez, María Francisca Bernucci
dc.creatorUrrutia, Waldo Andrés Merino
dc.creatorDíaz Gil, Marisabel Fernanda
dc.creatorPalacios, Matías Julián Feijoo
dc.creatorCáceres, Juan José Orellana
dc.creatorNeumann, Marco Alejandro Balkenhol
dc.creatorVéliz, Orlando Felipe Navarro
dc.creatorFuentes, Claudio Iván Cárcamo
dc.creatorPérez, David Torres
dc.creatorMoyano, Rubén Felipe Carrasco
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned05-01-2026 18:22
dc.date.available05-01-2026 18:22
dc.description<p>Introduction: Postoperative chronic pain (PCP) is defined as a discomfort that lasts more than expected or beyond 3 months after surgery. The recognition and study of this clinical entity has been gaining interest in the past few years. One of the main reasons is the great impact it can have on the quality of life of patients who suffer from it. Objective: To describe the prevalence, risk factor and impact of PCP on patients subjected to different surgical procedures. Materials and Methods: Search on MEDLINE/Pubmed, using the following terms: “chronic postsurgical pain”, “chronic post operative pain”, “chronic post operative pain”, “chronic post surgical pain”. Publications were then sieved using their title and abstract. Results: Fifty-seven articles were analyzed. Ten to fifty percent of patients were reported as suffering PCP, with up to 10% incidence of severe pain. The main risk factors identified were the use of analgesics, pre-operative pain and type of surgery. Orthopedic surgery was highly associated with moderate to severe PCP within the first year. Twenty-one percent of patients referred PCP affected their quality of life and sleep; ability to carry out physical activity and return to work. Conclusion: The first approach to PCP is getting to know its impact and epidemiology. Surgical treatments can cause PCP, which will affect patient recovery and increase costs. Recognizing those patients at risk and establishing preventive management protocols could improve the quality of life of postsurgical patients.</p>eng
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/aa94315d-1a8b-4390-91bc-07336cf9fcf4
dc.languagespa
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourcevol.51 (2022) nr.1 p.31-39
dc.subjectChronic pain
dc.subjectChronic post operative pain
dc.subjectChronic post surgical pain
dc.subjectChronic postoperative pain
dc.subjectChronic postsurgical pain
dc.subjectPostoperative period
dc.titleChronic post-surgical pain: A necessary review for a disregarded problemeng
dc.titleDolor crónico posoperatorio: Una revisión necesaria de un problema ignoradospa
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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