The incidence of chronic pain following Cesarean section and associated risk factors: A cohort of women followed up for three months

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 9; p. e0238634
• Main Authors: Borges, Natália Carvalho, de Deus, José Miguel, Guimarães, Rafael Alves, Conde, Délio Marques, Bachion, Maria Márcia, de Moura, Louise Amália, Pereira, Lilian Varanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.09.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Biology and Life Sciences; Cesarean section; Cesarean Section - adverse effects; Chronic pain; Chronic Pain - epidemiology; Chronic Pain - etiology; Cohort Studies; Complications; Complications and side effects; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Generalized linear models; Gynecology; Health risks; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Life Style; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental depression; Multivariate Analysis; Nursing schools; Obstetrics; Pain; Postoperative pain; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Regression analysis; Regression models; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Smoking; Social Sciences; Statistical models; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Variables; Womens health; Brazil

Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is one of the post-surgical complications of a Cesarean section. Despite the high rates of Cesarean section worldwide, the incidence of CPSP and the risk factors for this condition remain relatively unknown. The objective of this study was to calculate the incidence...