Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disc Surgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pain relief has been shown to be the most frequently reported goal by patients undergoing lumbar disc surgery. There is a lack of systematic research investigating the course of postsurgical pain intensity and factors associated with postsurgical pain. This systematic review focuses on pain, the most prevalent symptom of a herniated disc as the primary outcome parameter. The aims of this review were (1) to examine how pain intensity changes over time in patients undergoing surgery for a lumbar herniated disc and (2) to identify socio-demographic, medical, occupational and psychological factors associated with pain intensity.

Methods

Selection criteria were developed and search terms defined. The initial literature search was conducted in April 2015 and involved th

SUBMITTER: Dorow M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5249126 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature