Prevalence of and risk factors for persistent postoperative nonanginal pain after cardiac surgery: a 2-year prospective multicentre study

• Published in: Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 186; no. 7; pp. E213 - E223
• Main Authors: Choinière, Manon, Watt-Watson, Judy, Victor, J. Charles, Baskett, Roger J.F., Bussières, Jean S., Carrier, Michel, Cogan, Jennifer, Costello, Judy, Feindel, Christopher, Guertin, Marie-Claude, Racine, Mélanie, Taillefer, Marie-Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Inc 15.04.2014; Joule Inc; CMA Impact, Inc; Canadian Medical Association
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Canada - epidemiology; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Care and treatment; Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects; Diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart; Heart surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain; Pain Measurement - methods; Pain, Postoperative; Pain, Postoperative - epidemiology; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Postoperative period; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Studies; Surgery; Time Factors; Young Adult; Canada
• ISSN: 0820-3946; 1488-2329; 1488-2329
• DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.131012

Persistent postoperative pain continues to be an underrecognized complication. We examined the prevalence of and risk factors for this type of pain after cardiac surgery. We enrolled patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement, or both, from Feb. 8, 2005, to Sept. 1,...