Chronic pain characteristics in COVID-19 survivors after an ICU stay. A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The onset and characteristics of chronic pain following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay for COVID-19 have never been thoroughly investigated.

Study design

A multicenter cohort study was conducted to describe chronic pain, according to ICD-11, among COVID-19 survivors. The chronic pain was assessed during face-to-face consultations with a pain specialist.

Results

Among 204 COVID-19 ICU survivors, 143 patients with mean age of 60 ± 14 years were included nine months after discharge from the ICU. More than half (54%) of patients experienced new-onset chronic pain. In total, 102 different forms of pain were reported in these patients. Secondary pain was the most frequent type, comprising musculoskeletal (40%), post-traumatic (34%), neuropathic (25%), and visc

SUBMITTER: Martinez V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290169 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature