Chronic pain after breast surgery: incidence, associated factors, and impact on quality of life, an observational prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain after breast surgery (CPBS) has a disabling impact on postoperative health status. Mainly because of the lack of a clear definition, inconsistency does exist in the literature concerning both the actual incidence and the risk factors associated to CPBS. The aim of this prospective, observational study is to describe the incidence of and risk factors for CPBS, according to the definition provided by the IASP taskforce. The impact of CPBS on patients' function and quality of life is also described.

Methods

Women aged 18+ undergoing oncological or reconstructive breast surgery from Jan until Apr 2018 at the Breast Unit of Careggi Hospital (Florence, Italy) were prospectively observed. Postoperative pain was measured at 0 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, an

SUBMITTER: Villa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903732 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature