Incidence and risk factors of ipsilateral shoulder pain in patients after thoracic surgeries.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP) post-thoracotomy impairs the recovery in early postoperative period, the aetiology of which is unclear. We studied to find out the incidence and risk factors associated with ISP.

Methods

We did a prospective observational study, wherein 296 patients scheduled for thoracic surgeries were enroled. Pain in the shoulder during activity was assessed using American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons standardised assessment method. All potential predictors were analysed in a multivariable penalised logistic regression model, using ISP as the outcome variable.

Results

Of the 296 patients, 118 (39.8%) patients developed ISP. Of the 296 patients, 170 patients underwent thoracotomy and 110 underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surger

SUBMITTER: Sayed AASA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10104095 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature