Preoperative frailty and chronic pain after cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain after cardiac surgery, whether or not related to the operation, is common and has negative impact on health related quality of life (HRQL). Frailty is a risk factor for adverse surgical outcomes, but its relationship with chronic pain after cardiac surgery is unknown. This study aimed to address the association between frailty and chronic pain following cardiac surgery.

Methods

This sub-study of the Anesthesia Geriatric Evaluation study included 518 patients ≥ 70 years undergoing elective cardiac surgery. Pain was evaluated with the Short-Form 36 questionnaire prior to and one year after surgery. Associations between chronic postoperative pain and frailty domains, including medication use, nutritional status, mobility, physical functioning, cognition,

SUBMITTER: Arends BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9248159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature