Evaluating the Predictive Value of a Short Preoperative Holistic Risk Factor Screening Questionnaire in Preventing Persistent Pain in Elective Adult Surgery: Study Protocol for a Prospective Observational Pragmatic Trial [PERISCOPE].

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global incidence of persistent pain after surgery is approximately 10%, with considerable clinical and socioeconomic impacts. Despite identifying many risk factors in its development and the challenging management of the often neuropathic pain complaints, preoperative recognition of high-risk patients in various surgical populations using a standardized risk factor assessment questionnaire is lacking. This study evaluates the predictive value of a short holistic risk factor screening questionnaire as a first step in preventing and treating persistent pain in adults undergoing elective surgery.

Methods

This prospective observational pragmatic trial will include 560 adults undergoing elective surgery. The primary endpoint is the evaluation of the predictive valu

SUBMITTER: Wildemeersch D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725748 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature