Incidence and risk factors of pain following breast cancer surgery: a retrospective national inpatient sample database study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative pain (PP) is a dynamic process that reflects the complex interplay between symptoms, treatment, and patient experiences, and its intensity is reportedly primarily related to the severity of surgical trauma. However, no large-scale national database-based study has hitherto been conducted to assess the occurrence and features related to PP following breast cancer (BC) surgery.

Methods

In this retrospective analysis, we screened BC surgery cases between 2015 and 2019 within the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, utilizing the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10th edition clinical modification codes. The researchers identified patients who developed PP and compared them to those who did not. Factors associated with PP were then scre

SUBMITTER: Suo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520449 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature