Chronic pain following thoracotomy for lung surgeries: It's risk factors, prevalence, and impact on quality of life - A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Chronic post thoracotomy pain (CPTP) is a nagging complication and can affect quality of life (QOL). Studies conducted across globe have found a wide variability in the risk factors predisposing to chronic pain following thoracotomy. As no study on CPTP is available from India, we aim to detect the prevalence of CPTP, assess the predisposing factors implicated in its causation and study the impact of CPTP on QOL.

Methods

After obtaining clearance from Institutional ethics committee, medical records of patients who underwent open posterolateral thoracotomy between January 2012 and December 2015 were reviewed. Data on perioperative variables, address, and contact number were collected from the patient records. All patients were mailed the Telugu translation

SUBMITTER: Kar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530277 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature