Quantitative somatosensory assessments in patients with persistent pain following groin hernia repair: A systematic review with a meta-analytical approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Quantitative sensory testing (QST) provides an assessment of cutaneous and deep tissue sensitivity and pain perception under normal and pathological settings. Approximately 2-4% of individuals undergoing groin hernia repair (GHR) develop severe persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP). The aims of this systematic review of PPSP-patients were (1) to retrieve and methodologically characterize the available QST literature and (2) to explore the role of QST in understanding mechanisms underlying PPSP following GHR.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted from JAN-1992 to SEP-2022 in PubMed, EMBASE, and Google Scholar. For inclusion, studies had to report at least one QST-modality in patients with PPSP. Risk of bias assessment of the studies was conducted utili

SUBMITTER: Dubayev A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830060 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature