Association of serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) with heat pain stimulation and postoperative pain in gastric cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to assess whether the genotype of the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) in gastric cancer patients is associated with postoperative pain and pain threshold.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of 251 patients scheduled for gastrectomy from May to September 2019. All patients enrolled in the study were asked to complete the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire. Heat pain threshold (HPT), cold pain threshold (CPT) and Pressure pain threshold (PPT) were measured for all participants one day prior to surgery. Blood samples were collected for genetic testing. All patients were connected to a patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) pump at the end of the surgery. After exclusion of 15

SUBMITTER: Yu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8071976 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature