Chronic Post-Surgical Pain After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Is the Opioid-Free Anesthesia Superior? A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is a phenomenon that negatively influences patients' quality of life and well-being. By definition, CPSP is a pain in the surgical area of injury that develops or increases after the operation and persists beyond the healing process. One of the populations that is especially vulnerable to CPSP is patients undergoing bariatric surgery, as obesity, chronic inflammation, pre-existing chronic pain, and severe postoperative pain are its risk factors. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of CPSP in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). We also aimed to explore the potential influence of the promising opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) technique, assess if the CPSP after LSG had a potential neu

SUBMITTER: Mieszczanski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12608722 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature